{"product_id":"the-trial-that-never-ends-hannah-arendts-eichmann-in-jerusalem-in-retrospect-hardcover","title":"The Trial That Never Ends: Hannah Arendt's 'Eichmann in Jerusalem' in Retrospect - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard J. Golsan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSarah Misemer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fiftieth anniversary of the Adolf Eichmann trial may have come and gone but in many countries around the world there is a renewed focus on the trial, Eichmann himself, and the nature of his crimes. This increased attention also stimulates scrutiny of Hannah Arendt's influential and controversial work, \u003ci\u003eEichmann in Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors gathered together by Richard J. Golsan and Sarah M. Misemer in \u003ci\u003eThe Trial That Never Ends\u003c\/i\u003e assess the contested legacy of Hannah Arendt's famous book and the issues she raised: the \"banality of evil\", the possibility of justice in the aftermath of monstrous crimes, the right of Israel to kidnap and judge Eichmann, and the agency and role of victims. The contributors also interrogate Arendt's own ambivalent attitudes towards race and critically interpret the nature of the crimes Eichmann committed in light of newly discovered Nazi documents. \u003ci\u003eThe Trial That Never Ends \u003c\/i\u003eresponds to new scholarship by Deborah Lipstadt, Bettina Stangneth, and Shoshana Felman and offers rich new ground for historical, legal, philosophical, and psychological speculation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard J. Golsan\u003c\/b\u003e is a University Distinguished Professor of French at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSarah M. Misemer\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Texas A \u0026amp; M University. She is also the associate director of the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773975298336,"sku":"9781487501464","price":121.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/379734448f9ba5167a3d0a5577b04a22.webp?v=1780437491","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-trial-that-never-ends-hannah-arendts-eichmann-in-jerusalem-in-retrospect-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}