Arendt's solidarity : anti-Semitism and racism in the Atlantic world / David D. Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, David D., Author.

Series:

Cultural memory in the present

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975--Political and social views.

Arendt, Hannah.

Solidarity--Political aspects--Philosophy.

Solidarity.

Race relations--Political aspects.

Race relations.

Antisemitism--Europe.

Antisemitism.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Physical Description:

xx, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Hannah Arendt's work inspires many to stand in solidarity against authoritarianism, racial or gender-based violence, climate change, and right-wing populism. But what if a careful analysis of her oeuvre reveals a darker side to this intellectual legacy? What if solidarity, as she conceives of it, is not oriented toward equality, freedom, or justice for all, but creates a barrier to intersectional coalition building? In Arendt's Solidarity, David D. Kim illuminates Arendt's lifelong struggle with this deceptively straightforward yet divisive concept. Drawing upon her publications, unpublished documents, private letters, radio and television interviews, newspaper clippings, and archival marginalia, Kim examines how Arendt refutes solidarity as an effective political force against anti-Semitism, racial injustice, or social inequality. As Kim reveals, this conceptual conundrum follows the arc of Arendt's forced migration across the Atlantic and is directly related to every major concern of hers: Christian neighborly love, friendship, Jewish assimilation, Zionism, National Socialism, the American republic, Black Power, revolution, violence, and the human world. Kim places these thoughts in dialogue with dissenting voices, such as Thomas Mann, Gershom Scholem, Jean-Paul Sartre, James Baldwin, Frantz Fanon, James Forman, and Ralph Ellison. The result is a full-scale reinterpretation of Arendt's oeuvre"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface : on the sea of solidarity

Introduction : international solidarity

Christian neighborly love

Jewish solidarity

The abyss

"We are all in the same boat"

Separate and unequal

Against Black Power

"There are no natives here"

Conclusion : "when the chips are down".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kim, David D. Arendt's solidarity.

ISBN:

9781503640375

150364037X

9781503640771

1503640779

OCLC:

1423041175