{"product_id":"stranger-from-abroad-hannah-arendt-martin-heidegger-friendship-and-forgiveness-9780393068337","title":"Stranger from Abroad: Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Friendship and Forgiveness","description":"Shaking up the content and method by which generations of students had studied Western philosophy, Martin Heidegger sought to ennoble man's existence in relation to death. Yet in a time of crisis, he sought personal advancement, becoming the most prominent German intellectual to join the Nazis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hannah Arendt, his brilliant, beautiful student and young lover, sought to enable a decent society of human beings in relation to one other. She was courageous in the time of crisis. Years later, she was even able to meet Heidegger once again on common ground and to find in his past behavior an insight into Nazism that would influence her reflections on \"the banality of evil\"--a concept that remains bitterly controversial and profoundly influential to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But how could Arendt have renewed her friendship with Heidegger? And how has this relationship affected her reputation as a cultural critic? In \u003cem\u003eStranger from Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e, Daniel Maier-Katkin offers a compassionate portrait that provides much-needed insight into this relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Maier-Katkin creates a detailed and riveting portrait of Arendt's rich intellectual and emotional life, shedding light on the unique bond she shared with her second husband, Heinrich Blücher, and on her friendships with Mary McCarthy, W. H. Auden, Karl Jaspers, and Randall Jarrell--all fascinating figures in their own right. An elegant, accessible introduction to Arendt's life and work, \u003cem\u003eStranger from Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e makes a powerful and hopeful case for the lasting relevance of Arendt's thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Maier-Katkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 6.36w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393068337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2009 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/2010 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaier-Katkin, Daniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Maier-Katkin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of criminology and criminal justice and a Fellow of the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights at Florida State University. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40843723604083,"sku":"9.78039E+12","price":60.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c5047b53-aca2-43a0-886a-8236f572d9c8.jpg?v=1685799277","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/stranger-from-abroad-hannah-arendt-martin-heidegger-friendship-and-forgiveness-9780393068337","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}