Totalitarianism by Simona Forti
In the last decade, we have witnessed the return of one of the most controversial terms in the political lexicon: totalitarianism. What are we talking about when we define a totalitarian political and social situation? When did we start using the word as both adjective and noun? And, what totalitarian ghosts haunt the present?
"Forti's compact, philosophical discussion of the history of the concept of 'totalitarianism' is the best available in any languageWith the ongoing rise of right-wing populists eager to leave 'behind' their totalitarian lineage, this book is more pertinent than ever."—Miguel Vatter, author of Divine Democracy
"It takes a scholar of both exceptional learning and critical acuity to explain with precision the metamorphoses of an idea as multifaceted and elusive as totalitarianism. This gripping book has particularly urgent and disquieting implications for readers today."—Alessia Ricciardi, author of Finding Ferrante
"Forti asks us a sharp question, the child of our ambiguous and confused times: why do we need the category of totalitarianism? This book is both beautiful and disturbing. It must be read in one go."—Nadia Urbinati, author of Me the People
"It takes a scholar of both exceptional learning and critical acuity to explain with precision the metamorphoses of an idea as multifaceted and elusive as totalitarianism. This gripping book has particularly urgent and disquieting implications for readers today."—Alessia Ricciardi, author of Finding Ferrante
"Forti asks us a sharp question, the child of our ambiguous and confused times: why do we need the category of totalitarianism? This book is both beautiful and disturbing. It must be read in one go."—Nadia Urbinati, author of Me the People
Simona Forti is Professor of Political Philosophy at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy. She has been Part-Time Faculty at the The New School for Social Research, Visiting Professor at Columbia University, and Fulbright Distinguished Chair Professor at Northwestern University. She is the author of New Demons: Rethinking Power and Evil Today (Stanford, 2014).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781503637375 |
| ISBN 10 | 1503637379 |
| Title | Totalitarianism |
| Author | Simona Forti |
| Series | Square One: First-Order Questions In The Humanities |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 2024-01-23 |
| Number of pages | 182 |
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