The Power of the Powerless
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The Power of the Powerless is a seminal political essay by Václav Havel that analyzes life under communist totalitarianism and argues for the transformative power of individual moral resistance.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Power of the Powerless canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
moral dimension of politics
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relationship between individual and state ⓘ role of ordinary citizens in sustaining totalitarianism ⓘ |
| advocates |
individual moral responsibility
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living in truth ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| author | Václav Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
samizdat
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underground publications ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
everyday complicity in authoritarian regimes
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mechanisms of ideological control ⓘ post-totalitarian system ⓘ |
| form | essay collection framework ⓘ |
| genre |
dissident literature
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasReception |
influential in political theory and human rights discourse
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widely regarded as seminal work on totalitarianism ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
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communist rule in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Velvet Revolution
NERFINISHED
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democratic opposition in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Charter 77 experience ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
ideology as a veil
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living in truth ⓘ living within the lie ⓘ parallel polis NERFINISHED ⓘ power of the powerless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
dissent
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individual moral resistance ⓘ life under communist totalitarianism ⓘ power and powerlessness ⓘ |
| movement |
Charter 77
NERFINISHED
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Czechoslovak dissident movement ⓘ |
| notableFigureInText | the greengrocer ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| partOf | Central and Eastern European dissident canon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| theme |
authenticity versus conformity
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ethics under oppression ⓘ limits of ideological systems ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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multiple languages ⓘ |
| writtenIn | late 1970s ⓘ |
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