The first book-length study to juxtapose Arendt's concept of total domination with actual testimonies of Holocaust survivors, this book both confronts Arendt's political theory of totalitarianism and calls for integration of the voices and narratives of the actors in the construction of political concepts and theoretical systems. Aharony engages with both well-known and non-canonical intellectuals and writers who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, and analyzes the oral testimonies of survivors who are largely unknown. Scholars of political philosophy, political science,…mehr
The first book-length study to juxtapose Arendt's concept of total domination with actual testimonies of Holocaust survivors, this book both confronts Arendt's political theory of totalitarianism and calls for integration of the voices and narratives of the actors in the construction of political concepts and theoretical systems. Aharony engages with both well-known and non-canonical intellectuals and writers who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, and analyzes the oral testimonies of survivors who are largely unknown. Scholars of political philosophy, political science, history, and Holocaust studies will find this an original and compelling book.
Michal Aharony is currently teaching in Beit-Berl College, Israel. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hebrew University, the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem, and the Open University, Israel. Her research interests include history of political ideas in modern political thought and Holocaust studies.
Inhaltsangabe
Selected Contents: Introduction 1. A Theoretical Account of Hannah Arendt's Conception of "Total Domination" 2. Hannah Arendt's Sources: The Public Discourse about the Concentration Camps 1943-1947 3. Witnessing 4. The Process of Dehumanization 5. Resisting Dehumanization 6. Resisting Dehumanization - The Case of the Sonderkommando 7. Total Domination Reconsidered - Between Theory and Human Experience Conclusion: Arendt against Arendt. Bibliography. Index
Selected Contents: Introduction 1. A Theoretical Account of Hannah Arendt's Conception of "Total Domination" 2. Hannah Arendt's Sources: The Public Discourse about the Concentration Camps 1943-1947 3. Witnessing 4. The Process of Dehumanization 5. Resisting Dehumanization 6. Resisting Dehumanization - The Case of the Sonderkommando 7. Total Domination Reconsidered - Between Theory and Human Experience Conclusion: Arendt against Arendt. Bibliography. Index
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