On revolution /

By: Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 [author.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Faber & Faber, 2016Edition: New editionDescription: 368 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780571327416 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Revolutions | Politics and GovernmentDDC classification: 321.094 LOC classification: JC491Summary: Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of the political landscape. 'On Revolution' is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe. From the eighteenth-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the twentieth-century, Arendt traces the changing face of revolution and its relationship to war while underscoring the crucial role such events will play in the future.
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This edition originally published: New York: Viking, 1965.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of the political landscape. 'On Revolution' is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe. From the eighteenth-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the twentieth-century, Arendt traces the changing face of revolution and its relationship to war while underscoring the crucial role such events will play in the future.