Hannah Arendt was a leading thinker of the twentieth century. Including a chronology, chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading, this indispensable guide to Arendt's philosophy will also be useful to those in related disciplines such as politics, sociology, history and economics.

Chronology 1. Life, Influences, and Central Concerns 2. Totalitarianism and Political Evil 3. Marx, Labor, and the "Rise of the Social" 4. Work, Action, and the Modern Age 5. Revolution, Constitution, Authority 6. Judging 7. Thinking and Willing 8. Legacy. Index

Dana Villa is Packey J. Dee Professor of Political Theory at the University of Notre Dame, USA. An internationally known scholar of the political thought of Arendt, Villa's work has been translated into numerous languages, and he has received awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the American Academy in Berlin.