The Portable Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt, Peter R. Baehr, P. Peter R. Baehr

Penguin Group USA, 2003 - Philosophy - 575 pages

Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this is the first general anthology of her writings. This volume includes selections from her major works, including The Origins of Totalitarianism, Between Past and Future, Men in Dark Times, The Jew as Pariah, and The Human Condition, as well as many shorter writings and letters. Sections include extracts from her work on fascism, Marxism, and totalitarianism; her treatment of work and labor; her writings on politics and ethics; and a section on truth and the role of the intellectual.

What people are saying

Review: The Portable Hannah Arendt

User Review  - Jelle de Jong - Goodreads

I loved reading it, although it was a challenging read for me. Spread throughout the book are true parcels of insight. But there's also a lot of text that's hard to understand. I don't know if it's ...

Review: The Portable Hannah Arendt

User Review  - Jack Ferreri - Goodreads

This is a volume I'd long been wanting to read. I've seen her cited in many places. I enjoy the podcast Entitled Opinions out of Stanford and Robert Harrison is always talking about her in ways that ...

About the author

Hannnah Arendt (1906-1975) was for many years University Professor of Political Philosophy in the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research and a Visiting Fellow of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. She is also the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem, On Revolution, and Between Past and Future (all available from Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics).

Peter Baehr teaches in the department of politics and sociology at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Portable Hannah Arendt; Penguin Classics; Viking portable library
• Editors: Hannah Arendt, Peter R. Baehr, P. Peter R. Baehr
• Contributor: P. Peter R. Baehr
• Edition: 3, reissue
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2003
• ISBN: 0142437565, 9780142437568
• Length: 575 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science / Political Ideologies / General