totalitarianism
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In her seminal 1951 book "The Origins of Totalitarianism", Hannah Arendt offered the following description of how fascist-totalitarian movements such as Hitler's Nazi Party were organized:
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2021
Totalitarianism seeks to obliterate the limits of law through the uninhibited exercise of power.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021
It’s called “Surviving Autocracy,” and is her first book since “The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia,” winner of the National Book Award in 2017.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2020
Totalitarianism is a form of government in which the national government takes control of all aspects of both public and private life.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Totalitarianism challenges the highest values prized by Western democracies—reason, freedom, human dignity, and the worth of the individual.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
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