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The Origins of Totalitarianism Part I - Anti-Semitism (Hannah Arendt)

The Origins of Totalitarianism Part I – Anti-Semitism (Hannah Arendt)

Origins of Totalitarianism I – Anti-Semitism   Summary: Arendt claims that Anti-Semitism emerged primarily in the 19th century as part of the transformation of monarchies into nation-states. Monarchies had leaned upon wealthy Jewish creditors (In Austria – the Rothschilds) who…