On Violence

Synopsis

Political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker hannah arendt's on violence is an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. The public revulsion against violence and nonviolent philosophies continues to diminish in the twenty-first century. In this classic and still all too resonant work, hannah arendt puts her theories about violence into historical perspective, examining the relationships between war and politics, violence and power.