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totalitarianism: a standalone construct

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totalitarianism1 CONSTRUCTTotalitarianismARENDT · POLITICAL HISTORY

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Political history

a form of rule, exemplified by Nazism and Stalinism, that uses ideology and terror to dominate every part of social and private life.

In political history, totalitarianism refers to a form of rule, exemplified by Nazism and Stalinism, that uses ideology and terror to dominate every part of social and private life. This meaning comes from Arendt (1951) in The Origins of Totalitarianism.[1]

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  1. Arendt, H. (1951). The Origins of Totalitarianism. World Publishing. ISBN 9780547543154

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