Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)
Hannah Arendt’s influential report on the Eichmann trial explores the relationship between individual responsibility, bureaucracy, judgment, and evil. Set within the historical context of the Holocaust, this challenging work of political thought examines how immense crimes can be understood through the actions and decisions of individuals.
About This Book
Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem is a nonfiction report on the trial of Adolf Eichmann.
The book considers the proceedings within the wider context of twentieth-century history and the Holocaust.
Arendt examines questions of responsibility, judgment, obedience, and the relationship between ordinary actions and extraordinary crimes.
This Penguin Classics edition presents a major work of historical and political thought.
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