Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Abbreviations vii
5. Preface ix
6. Introduction: Arendt on Being Political 1
7. 1 Salesmanship and Statesmanship: Arendt’s ‘Acute Awareness of Political Finitude’ 19
8. 2 Nationalism and ‘Non-thinking’: Arend on Parvenus, Pariahs and Philosophers 53
9. Interlude: ‘The Onslaught of Modernity’ 81
10. 3 Arendt’s Hints at How to Begin 94
11. 4 Arendt Suggests Where and Where not to Begin 126
12. 5 Why Arendt’s ‘New’ Makes Sense Now 154
13. Conclusion: Arendt on Controlling the New 175
14. Bibliography 183
15. Index 195