Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

Hannah Arendt with Amos Elon

312 pages first pub 1963 (view editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A reader who enjoys slowly unpacking morally complex events and wrestling with unsettling questions about human responsibility and systemic evil will find this book deeply rewarding.

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Originally appearing as a series of articles in The New Yorker, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and stunning report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann sparked a flurry of debate upon its publication. This revised edition includes material th...

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