Hannah Arendt, On Revolution

For our final meeting of 2025, we will be discussing the Introduction ("War and Revolution") and Chapter One ("The Meaning of Revolution") from Hannah Arendt's 1963 book On Revolution. In it, she presents a comparison of two of the main 18th-century revolutions: the American Revolution and the French Revolution, where they failed, where they succeeded, and where they diverged from each other.

We're meeting at Boheme again and will be sitting inside (in the side room near the front entrance). Below is a link to a PDF of the reading followed by a brief description of the work:

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"A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt’s penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of our political landscape. On Revolution is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe. From the eighteenth-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the twentieth century, Arendt traces the changing face of revolution and its relationship to war while underscoring the crucial role such events will play in the future. Illuminating and prescient, this timeless work will fascinate anyone who seeks to decipher the forces that shape our tumultuous age."

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