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Name: On violence
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Author: Hannah Arendt

In "On Violence," Hannah Arendt offers a critical study of political violence, tracing its historical expansion under 20th‑century totalitarian experiments. She distinguishes violence from power, arguing that power arises from cooperative action while violence is a tool of destruction amplified by technology. The work examines organized state violence and opposition‑led aggression, providing a nuanced analysis of their roles in contemporary politics.

First publish date: June 30, 2005

Genre: Politics & Government/Political Theory

Authors: Hannah Arendt

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