The Attack of the Blob: Hannah Arendt's Concept of the Social

by Hanna Fenichel Pitkin

Book Overview

"The European intellectual Hannah Arendt worried about the tendency of social structures to take on a life of their own and paralyze individual action. Pitkin . . . is determined to trace our problems to the actions of individuals. This book is thus a battle of wits. . . . A] vivid sketch of the conflict between two basic outlooks."--Library Journal

" O]ne leaves this book feeling enriched and challenged. Pitkin prompts us to rethink...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226669912
• ISBN13: 9780226669915
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"