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Totalitarianism (Paperback)
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Less than a century old, the concept of totalitarianism is one of
the most controversial in political theory, with some proposing to
abandon it altogether. In this accessible, wide-ranging
introduction, David Roberts addresses the grounds for skepticism
and shows that appropriately recast--as an aspiration and
direction, rather than a system of domination--totalitarianism is
essential for understanding the modern political universe.
Surveying the career of the concept from the 1920s to today,
Roberts shows how it might better be applied to the three
""classic"" regimes of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the
Stalinist Soviet Union. Extending totalitarianism's reach into the
twenty-first century, he then examines how Communist China,
Vladimir Putin's Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), and the threat of the
technological "surveillance state" can be conceptualized in the
totalitarian tradition. Roberts shows that although the term has
come to have overwhelmingly negative connotations, some have
enthusiastically pursued a totalitarian direction--and not simply
for power, control, or domination. This volume will be essential
reading for any student, scholar or reader interested in how
totalitarianism does, and could, shape our modern political world.
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