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American Masters
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny
Season 39
Episode 5
Discover Hannah Arendt, one of the most fearless political thinkers of the 20th century, who transformed her time as a political prisoner and refugee during World War II into daring insights about totalitarianism which continue to resonate today.
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