This exceptional position put them outside of class society and seemed to connect them to the state, making them a target of hatred whenever a class or group came into conflict with the state. To do this, Arendt studies their roles as financiers to the state and a special group in society that was not fully integrated into the nation-state. Arendt argues that it is not mere coincidence that they were chosen as the victims of the horrors of totalitarianism, and that by investigating their relationship to society as a whole, one might learn why they became the object of so much hatred. The first section, "Antisemitism," investigates why antisemitism and the figure of the Jew played such an integral role in Nazi and totalitarian propaganda. The first two sections are devoted to the historical developments in modern society from the 19th century until the crisis of the first World War that marks the beginning of totalitarian success in Europe. It is split into three parts: Antisemitism, Imperialism and Totalitarianism. The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt is an in-depth analysis of the historical circumstances surrounding the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century.
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