On Revolution, Hannah Arendt
On Revolution, Hannah Arendt
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On Revolution

Author: Hannah Arendt

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 10 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2017

Synopsis

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.

About Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) was born in Hanover, Germany, fled to Paris in 1933, and came to the United States after the outbreak of World War II. She was editorial director of Schocken Books from 1946 to 1948. She taught at Berkeley, Princeton, the University of Chicago, and the New School for Social Research.

About Tavia Gilbert

Tavia Gilbert, a six-time Audie Award nominee and multiple Earphones and Parents' Choice Award-winning producer, narrator, and writer, has appeared on stage and in film. Library Journal said of the highly acclaimed actress, "as close as you can get to a full cast narration with a solo voice." Tavia has narrated more than 250 multicast and single-voice audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean on May 30, 2013

Hannah Arendt was a much more perceptive critic of the French Revolution than Burke, although she had the virtue of hindsight. In On Revolution (1963), Arendt made the provocative claim that the American Revolution was actually more ambitious than the French Revolution, although it failed to set the......more

Goodreads review by Sajjad on October 20, 2020

"رأفة بالإنسانية وحباُ لها, كونوا لا إنسانيين." هي جملة قالها أحد الأشخاص في المؤتمر الوطني أثناء الثورة الفرنسية ربما تلخص ببساطة التناقض الذي تضع الثورات نفسها به. أن هذا الكتاب صعب وكثيف جداً وسأكذب أن قلت أني قد فهمته بالكامل. لكن مع التطورات التي تحدث في الوطن العربي وخصوصاُ في السودان حا......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on December 26, 2022

Arendt’s On Revolution is a concerted attempt at bringing the resources of political philosophy, social psychology and historical analysis to bear on the recurring phenomenon of revolution. Arendt begins by asserting that all true revolutions are fueled by either ideology (internal) or terror (exter......more

Goodreads review by Fatema on January 02, 2014

" سوء الفهم يجعل العالم يدور " مقولة لازمتني خلال شهور قرائتي لهذا الكتاب ، فبيننا وبين العالم سوء فهم كبير يجعلنا في حالة حراك متمرد وثوري معه ، نحن نسعى لنزيل سوء الفهم هذا ؛ الأمر المثير للسخرية أننا ونحن نحاول إزالته .. نحن نخلق سوء الفهم من جديد ! الباحثة السياسية و الفيلسوفة الأمريكية من أصل ي......more

Goodreads review by Justin on February 18, 2015

If you know nothing about Arendt, I imagine this book will be incomprehensible and at the same time seem really radical. Knowing a little bit about her, as I do, rather undermines that. Perhaps if you know a lot about her, you can swing back round to radical? That would be nice. Arendt argues that t......more

Quotes

“Tavia Gilbert’s fast-paced narration of this study goes far to support the listener…This audiobook is an excellent support for those who might founder in reading the 1963 text unaided by Gilbert’s helpful guidance.” AudioFile

“Arendt’s admirers will welcome her excursion into the relatively neglected field of comparative revolution. She is never dull, enormously erudite, always imaginative, original, and full of insights.” Sunday Times (London)

" This is a study to which the thoughtful reader can return again and again for both intellectual delight and profit.” Atlantic

“We are in the presence of a mind of high individuality, great interest, and intellectual integrity… A powerful indictment and illumination, both immediate and enduring.” Kirkus Reviews

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