Publisher's Synopsis
The tragedy of emigration, the military interventionism of the United States or the future of the European Union are some of the issues that Hannah Arendt raises with astonishing clarity in this book. The texts, written for the press between 1943 and 1975, are immediate positions on political events in North America and Europe and show how Hannah Arendt's political theories are forged in an intense confrontation with reality. Her reflections on the integration conflicts of African-Americans, refugees, the growing anti-Americanism or her bitter assessment of American interventionism in Asia are themes that are still relevant in the 21st century. With her anti-conformist and sometimes disconcerting argumentation, Hannah Arendt puts into practice in an exemplary manner the authentic exercise of democratic citizenship. Even in the face of the most uncomfortable and thorny issues, she unconditionally offers her own judgment in order to provoke public reaction and discussion. Only today can we fully appreciate the wisdom of his choice to think rigorously on his own, relying only on the logic imposed by the perception of political and social reality.
