112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
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When Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin first came to power in the 1930s, their regimes were considered by many to represent a new and perplexing phenomenon. They were labelled ‘totalitarian’. But is ‘totalitarianism’ genuinely new, or is the word just another name for something old and familiar, namely tyranny? This is the first question to be addressed by Alan Haworth in this book, which... Read more
1 Introduction
2 ‘Totalitarianism’ or plain tyranny?
3 The total state
4 Total control
5 Dystopia
6 Interim
7 Arendt: the elements of totalitarianism
8 Arendt: from public realm to ‘worldlessness’
9 Conclusion
Index
Biography
Alan Haworth is a specialist in political philosophy. He has taught the subject at all levels, from undergraduate to doctoral. He is the author of numerous articles and the books Understanding the Political Philosophers (Second Edition 2012), Free Speech (1998) and Anti-Libertarianism (1994), all published by Routledge.
