The Origins of Totalitarianism
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The Origins of Totalitarianism is Hannah Arendt’s seminal political theory work analyzing the historical roots and mechanisms of modern totalitarian regimes such as Nazism and Stalinism.
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| The Origins of Totalitarianism canonical | 5 |
| On the Origins of Totalitarianism | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Origins of Totalitarianism Context triple: [Hannah Arendt, notableWork, The Origins of Totalitarianism]
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The Doctrine of Fascism
The Doctrine of Fascism is a 1932 political essay that articulates the core principles, ideology, and philosophical justification of Italian Fascism as conceived by Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile.
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B.
The Crooked Timber of Humanity
The Crooked Timber of Humanity is a collection of essays by philosopher Isaiah Berlin exploring pluralism, the limits of human perfectibility, and the complexities of political and moral life.
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C.
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
"On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" is a secret speech delivered in 1956 that denounced Joseph Stalin’s authoritarian rule and marked a major turning point in Soviet politics and de-Stalinization.
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D.
The Open Society and Its Enemies
The Open Society and Its Enemies is Karl Popper’s influential two-volume critique of totalitarianism and historicism, defending liberal democracy and the principles of an open society.
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E.
October: Ten Days That Shook the World
"October: Ten Days That Shook the World" is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein that dramatizes the events of the 1917 October Revolution using his pioneering montage techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Origins of Totalitarianism Target entity description: The Origins of Totalitarianism is Hannah Arendt’s seminal political theory work analyzing the historical roots and mechanisms of modern totalitarian regimes such as Nazism and Stalinism.
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A.
The Doctrine of Fascism
The Doctrine of Fascism is a 1932 political essay that articulates the core principles, ideology, and philosophical justification of Italian Fascism as conceived by Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile.
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B.
The Crooked Timber of Humanity
The Crooked Timber of Humanity is a collection of essays by philosopher Isaiah Berlin exploring pluralism, the limits of human perfectibility, and the complexities of political and moral life.
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C.
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
"On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" is a secret speech delivered in 1956 that denounced Joseph Stalin’s authoritarian rule and marked a major turning point in Soviet politics and de-Stalinization.
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D.
The Open Society and Its Enemies
The Open Society and Its Enemies is Karl Popper’s influential two-volume critique of totalitarianism and historicism, defending liberal democracy and the principles of an open society.
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E.
October: Ten Days That Shook the World
"October: Ten Days That Shook the World" is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein that dramatizes the events of the 1917 October Revolution using his pioneering montage techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of political theory ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinist Soviet Union
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| author | Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
concentration camps
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decline of the nation-state ⓘ mass society ⓘ propaganda ⓘ racism in imperialism ⓘ role of ideology in totalitarianism ⓘ statelessness and refugees ⓘ use of terror in totalitarian regimes ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical roots of totalitarian regimes
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mechanisms of totalitarian rule ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1958 revised edition
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expanded later editions with new prefaces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Antisemitism
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Imperialism ⓘ Totalitarianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European history of the 19th and 20th centuries
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World War II ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ Holocaust ⓘ
surface form:
the Holocaust
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| mainSubject |
Nazism
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Stalin era ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinism
antisemitism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ modernity ⓘ political ideology ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
atomization of individuals
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banality of evil (later elaborated by Arendt) ⓘ total domination ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
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surface form:
Harcourt Brace
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| significance |
foundational text in totalitarianism studies
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major work in 20th-century political thought ⓘ widely studied in political science and philosophy ⓘ |
| structure | three-part work ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
French
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German ⓘ many other languages ⓘ |
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On the Origins of Totalitarianism