Explore/Thinkers/Hannah Arendt — The Origins of TotalitarianismbookHannah Arendt — The Origins of TotalitarianismArendt, Hannah. *The Origins of Totalitarianism*. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1951.Focus in observatoryPrevious← Hannah Arendt — The Life of the MindNextHannah Arendt — What Is Authority? →Related booksBookWhen Interpretation No Longer MattersAuthority After Understanding CollapsesWhen explanation, evidence, and repair fail—and what kinds of authority remain when public understanding collapses.