Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

Synopsis

The controversial journalistic analysis of the mentality that fostered the holocaust, from the author of the origins of totalitarianism sparking a flurry of heated debate, hannah arendt’s authoritative and stunning report on the trial of german nazi leader adolf eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in the new yorker in 1963. This revised edition includes material that came to light after the trial, as well as arendt’s postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account.