Crises of the Republic
Subtitle: lying in politics, civil disobedience, on violence, thoughts on politics and revolution
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace
Published: 1972
Place of publication: San Diego; New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Government, Resistance to; Revolutions; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Violence
Description: In this stimulating collection of studies, Dr. Arendt, from the standpoint of a political philosopher, views the crises of the 1960s and early '70s as challenges to the American form of government. The book begins with "Lying in Politics," a penetrating analysis of the Pentagon Papers that deals with the role of image-making and public relations in politics. "Civil Disobedience" examines the various opposition movements from the Freedom Riders to the war resisters and the segregationists. "Thoughts on Politics and Revolution," cast in the form of an interview, contains a commentary to the author's theses in "On Violence." Through the connected essays, Dr. Arendt examines, defines, and clarifies the concerns of the American citizen of the time.--From publisher description.
Notes: ""Civil Disobedience" originally appeared, in somewhat different form, in The New Yorker.  Versions of the other essays originally appeared in The New York Review of Books."

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