The concept entered the public consciousness still more fully with the opening of the Cold War, as Truman used the rhetoric of totalitarianism to sell the Truman Doctrine to Congress. The idea of totalitarianism came to possess novelists such as Arthur Koestler ( Darkness at Noon ) and George Orwell (whose Nineteen Eighty-Four was interpreted byĬonservatives as an attack on socialism in general, and subsequently suffered criticism from left-leaning critics). Gleason's account takes us through the debates of the early postwar years, as academics in turn adopted the term-most notably Hannah Arendt.
He follows the growth and expansion of the concept as it was picked up in the West and applied to Hitler's Germany and the Soviet Union. Created by Mussolini's enemies, the word was appropriated by the Fascists themselves to describe their program in what turned out to be one of the less totalitarian of the European dictatorships. Interweaving the story of intellectual debates with the international history of the twentieth century, Gleason traces the birth of the term to Italy in the first years of Mussolini's rule. It does not store any personal data.Totalitarianism offers a penetrating chronicle of the central concept of our era-an era shaped by our conflict first with fascism and then with communism. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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