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The Portable HANNAH ARENDT Edited with an Introduction by PETER BAEHR PENGUIN BOOKS HANNAH ARENDT iawsan ARENDT was bom in Hannover, Geman, i 1906, She sided atthe Universes of Matburg and Feburg and received het ‘doctorate in pilwophy a the Univer of Heidelberg. where she seuded under Kar pes, In 1959 she ed om Germany and went France, where she worked for the immigration of Jews eigee chil dren nt Pleine In 1981 she exe othe United Stes and became fn American ste ten year Inter ‘She war araerch dict ofthe Conference onJewih Relton, chief edtor of Schocken Books, executive decor of Jewish Cala ‘Recorstrction in New York Ciy a ving profesor a several uni vente, slang Cami, Praceon, Columba, and Chica, and ‘riven peeesor on the Gade Faulty of the New Schoo for So ‘il Reseach. She was awarded a Gaggenheim Feliwsip in 1952 and ‘won the nual Ars and Lets Gran ofthe National Isat of Ars sd Leer in 1954, Hannah Ares book ncade The Ong of Totatranion, Css nthe Repub, Meni Dak Tir, Beer Pst ad Fu: Eight Exe ‘her Pace Thou, and Econ in Jel A Repro the Bs taliy of Es She ao edited two volaoe of Kal Jen's The Get Phiseophr. Hanns Arndt ded in December 1975, PerER Bassin tach soci and palticl theory at the Memoria ‘Univenty of Newfoundland, Canada, Among his books ae Cara and the Fal he Raman Bod: A Sud i Repu and Caesar, aed Foden, Clas and Cn Exch votuME in The Viking Prable Library ether presents 3 rep- rsenttve section fom the works of + single oattanting wer ‘fea comprehensive anchology om # special abject. Averaging 700 ages in length and Segned for compscinew and ready, hee books fla need noe met by other cmplason. All are ete by di Cinpihed subortes who have wet introductory enayy and i aed mach other help ate babed by he Penguin Geoap Pengo Book La 27 Wes Lae, Tendon W8 572, Engen Pepin Books Aaa Le Ringwood, "Verna, Amr Penguin Books Ca Le 1 Alem Aves, Pep Books (NZ) Ld 182190 Was Road ‘acd 10, Rew Zech engin Book Le, Reps Ofc Hamoodewe, Misses, Egat Fo plied in engin Boos 200, Cop © Pengsin Pua Inc 2000 ‘Al is ere Page 516 contin nein of is cope “The porable Hans ed eted ws a acto by ee Diet Pe (he Viking porate iy Portas 1. Poa ine 2- Pal ec.” 3 Tota 4 Revsitone Smee Date PR (Peer). Te jeasiarie 2000 smsta—dat oer Pedi he Und St of Aree Desig y Stine Bowen Except in she Ue Sats of Amer hi boo sod jc 0 endo hal oy by way of ae chery bee, Sed ou o ater sie thou the pba poe comet {for of Sag a cover ota an hai which pb ‘tou ale coin icing hi conn eng plo he Sot pacher CONTENTS Eto’ Inaction Pipl Dees Bistigrepiel Now Adeledgnets 1. OVERVIEW: WHAT REMAINS? "What Remains? The Language Remain": A Convention with Ginter Gass II, STATELESS PERSONS “Tha “Infinitely Complex Red-ape Existence" From a Leterto Kat Jaspers ‘The Peplexstes ofthe Rights of Man ‘The Jewish Army—the Beginning of Jewish Poles? Jewess and Shlemh (771-1795) ‘Wrlcing Reel Vangen. From + Leer to Kal Jasper UL, TOTALITARIANISM ‘The Jews and Society Expansion ‘Total Domination (Organized Guile and Univeral Responuibilty ATReply to Eni Voegelin 6 106 19 146 157

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