Rather, it is an ideology that is weaponized by totalitarian movements. Jews found themselves both sought after and excluded for their heritage.Īrendt asserts that antisemitism is not mere hatred. Arendt argues that the loss of Jewish political influence while maintaining wealth led others to resent the Jewish people. She details the history of the Jewish people in Europe and the limitations and privileges attached to their distinct status. Arendt refutes several claims about the relationship between antisemitism and totalitarianism, asserting that antisemitism preceded totalitarianism, rather arising during it. Part 1 defines antisemitism and outlines its role in totalitarianism. Arendt suggests that understanding and examining totalitarian movements helps humanity better understand their causes and prevent their future recurrence. A Jewish Holocaust survivor and philosopher, Arendt attempts to understand what led to the powerful success of the Germanic and Russian pan-nationalist movements and, ultimately, the totalitarian regimes which dominated Europe for the first half of the 20th century.
The book was singled out for praise on both sides of the Atlantic, and is considered by the author to be his most prescient effort in social theory.The text is divided into three parts: antisemitism, imperialism, and totalitarianism.
This work will be of special interest to political scientists, intellectual historians, and sociologists. It shows not only what might have helped the older generation avert the catastrophe of Nazism, but also how today's generation can prevent another such catastrophe. The End of Economic Man is a book of great social import. He explains the tragedy of Europe as the loss of political faith, resulting from the political alienation of the European masses. The End of Economic Man is a social and political effort to explain the subjective consequences of the social upheavals caused by warfare.ĭrucker concentrates on one specific historical event: the breakdown of the social and political structure of Europe which culminated in the rise of Nazi totalitarianism to mastery over Europe. Drucker provides a special addition to the massive literature on existentialism and alienation since World War II. In some ways, this book anticipated by more than a decade the existentialism that came to dominate the European political mood in the postwar period.
Drucker explains and interprets fascism and Nazism as fundamental revolutions. In The End of Economic Man, long recognized as a cornerstone work, Peter F.
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