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Eichmann in Jerusalem, a report on the banality of evil, Hannah Arendt ; introduction by Amos Elon

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index

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non fiction

Eichmann in Jerusalem

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Hannah Arendt ; introduction by Amos Elon

Penguin classics

a report on the banality of evil

Hannah Arendt's authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account"Originally appearing as a series of articles in The New Yorker, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and stunning report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann sparked a flurry of debate upon its publication. This revised edition includes material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt’s postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account. A major journalistic triumph by an intellectual of singular influence, Eichmann in Jerusalem is as shocking as it is informative—an unflinching look at one of the most unsettling (and unsettled) issues of the twentieth century that remains hotly debated to this day. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Amos Elan." -- Publisher's description

The house of justice -- The accused -- An expert on the Jewish question -- The first solution: expulsion -- The second solution: concentration -- The final solution: killing -- The Wannsee Conference, or Pontius Pilate -- Duties of a law-abiding citizen -- Deportations from the reich: Germany, Austria and the Protectorate -- Deportations from western Europe: France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Italy -- Deportations from the Balkans: Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Rumania -- Deportations from central Europe: Hungary and Slovakia -- The killing centers in the east -- Evidence and witnesses -- Judgment, appeal, and execution