Genocide

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A Lifelong Loyalty

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter describes Arendt’s activities in France before the outbreak of war with Germany. In France, she lived an active social and political life before the German invasion. 6 $0.60 Add
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Acknowledging the Past

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

This chapter discusses efforts by the Jewish Canadian community to have the Canadian Government take responsibility for its past anti-semitic policies and actions. It goes on to discuss the … 12 $1.20 Add
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La drôle de guerre

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Heberlein describes Arendt’s relationship with her soon-to-be husband, their friendship with the cultural theorist Walter Benjamin, and their collective realization that … 7 $0.70 Add
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Timeline/Glossary

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

This section includes a timeline of the events discussed in the book and a glossary of key terms. 4 $0.40 Add
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Camp Gurs

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter details Arendt’s internment in a French "enemy alien" camp. When France fell, Arendt left the camp on foot. 8 $0.80 Add
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Montauban

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter describes Arendt’s flight to Montauban, a small town whose socialist mayor refused to obey the new Vichy regime. There, she searched for information about her husband, until … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Meaning of Hope

On Suicide

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Hebelein discusses the suicidal thoughts Arendt experienced during her internment, and the suicide of her friend Walter Benjamin in 1940. 8 $0.80 Add
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Good and Evil

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter explores Arendt’s philosophical musings on the nature of goodness. For Arendt, the antidote to evil is not mere good – it is reflection and responsibility. 7 $0.70 Add
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A New Beginning

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter details Arendt’s journey to Portugal, and her subsequent sea voyage to America. 6 $0.60 Add
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"Without a Place to Call My Own"

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Heberlein discusses Hannah and Heinrich’s arrival in New York, and Arendt’s thoughts and feelings about being a refugee. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Maiden from Afar

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter concerns Arendt’s conflicting feelings of homesickness and alienation in regard to Germany. 3 $0.30 Add
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The End of the War

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter describes Hannah and Heinrich’s attempts to find work in war-time New York, their activities in Zionist circles, and the end of the war in Europe. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Right to Have Rights

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Heberlein examines Arendt’s writings on human worth and dignity. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Holocaust

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter details how Arendt came to learn about the Holocaust, and her focus on totalitarianism as the cause of the genocide. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Banality of Evil

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Heberlein covers the arrest of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, Arendt’s decision to attend his trial in Israel, and the reception of her seminal work Eichmann in Jerusalem. 10 $1.00 Add
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Evil and Responsibility

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter highlights the role of responsibility in Arendt’s moral character. 4 $0.40 Add