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The Totalitarian Experience
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Tzvetan Todorov (CNRS, Paris) Teresa Lavender Fagan

The Totalitarian Experience

Tzvetan Todorov (CNRS, Paris),  Teresa Lavender Fagan

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Seagull Books London Ltd
15 November 2011
Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship
Series: The French List
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the beginning of the collapse of

the Soviet Union, as well as many other communist totalitarian regimes

around the world. But it would be naive to assume that this historic,

symbolic event and its aftermath have completely rid the world of

totalitarianism. Instead, we should ask, what is the totalitarian

experience and how does it survive today? This is the imposing question raised by acclaimed philosopher and

writer Tzvetan Todorov in this compact, highly personal essay. Here, he

recounts his own experiences with totalitarianism in his native Bulgaria

and discusses the books he has written in the last twenty years that

were devoted to examining such regimes, such as Voices from the Gulag,

his influential analysis of Stalinist concentration camps. Through this

retrospective investigation, Todorov offers a historical look at

communism. He brings together and distills his extensive oeuvre to

reveal the essence of totalitarian ideology, the characteristics of

daily life under communism, and the irony of democratic messianism. Bringing his thoughts and insights up to the present, Todorov

explores how economic ultraliberalism may be considered just another

form of totalitarianism. And his conclusion leads us to ask ourselves

another challenging question: Are liberal democratic societies actually

totalitarian experiences in disguise?  “In this honed, finely calibrated essay, Todorov refutes the

notion that good can be imposed by force. More efficient is to embody

one’s values and demonstrate their worth. . . . This is a concise and

eloquent defence of what makes us truly human.”—Age, on Torture and the War on Terror  
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Translated by:  
Imprint:   Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 21mm,  Width: 15mm,  Spine: 1mm
Weight:   227g
ISBN:   9780857420138
ISBN 10:   0857420135
Series:   The French List
Pages:   64
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Tzvetan Todorov's books include Memory as a Remedy for Evil and Torture and the War on Terror, both also published by Seagull Books. Teresa lavender Fagan is a freelance translator living in Chicago.

Reviews for The Totalitarian Experience

"""Fascinating and important.... Now, of all times, there is a need for cool heads, such as Todorov, who approaches the limits of free speech with admirable dexterity."" (Ian Buruma, New York Review of Books, on The Fear of Barbarians)"""


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