From the author of How the World Moves: A revelatory new look at the hallowed; diverse; and threatened landscapes of the American IndianFor thousands of years ; Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book; respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. From the “high country†of California to Tennessee’s Tellico Valley; from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Rainbow Canyon in Arizona; each chapter delves into the relationship between Indian cultures and their environments and describes the myths and legends; practices; and rituals that sustained them.
#1120334 in Books Arendt; Hannah 2006-05-30 2006-05-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.10 x .40 x 4.34l; .24 #File Name: 0143037609144 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I purchased this because I wanted a shorter treatment of ...By Theyreplayinggoodstuff81@I purchased this because I wanted a shorter treatment of the subject by Arendt; who is a formidable writer. I have limited time to read. I wanted to get my feet wet until I have time to read this author extensively. One of these days I hope to be able to read The Origins of Totalitarianism.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. 50-Years Later and No Lessons LearnedBy RWordplay"Eichmann and the Holocaust" is an important read; if only because the book; collected from her "Reporter at Large: A five-part article commissioned by "The New Yorker" and excerpted from Arendt's more comprehensive: "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" reminds us that we have not in half a century; come to terms with the nature of war crimes; or crimes against humanity.Arendt offers a combination of reportage and critical analysis of her subject; Adolf Eichmann; and the context in which he performed his diabolical work. It is a story that we all assume we know; if only because the phrases "banality of evil; holocaust; genocide and crimes against humanity have become such commonplace descriptions in a world that has grown too familiar and; so; too indifference to horrible acts committed to advance one ideology or political party or another.It's always important to return to the source to understand an author's thesis and this slender book enables us to look closely at the man and the Officer; as well as those who gave and who followed his orders. In this context it's also important to understand the evolution of the Nazi's "Final Solution."Anti-Semitism may have been at the center of the Nazi ideology; but genocide was not a given; nor was a machine put in motion from 1933 when Hitler took power. There were precedents to the mass murder of Jews and its important to keep in mind that they were neither the first put to death; nor sent to concentration camps.Arendt's story and analysis is a helpful corrective to the sentimental fairytale told by Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List." Evil was far less pervasive and considerably more seductive and complex than the usual representations of the perpetrators of Shoah.If I understand Arendt correctly; then the Nazi's found more through trial and error than analytics the means to accomplish their ends. But the famous "machine" metaphor is less apt than I previously thought. The whole range of human attributes and qualities were necessary; put into place by 1;000s of people--across the political; social and religious spectrum--made Eichmann the committed and successful bureaucrat he proved to be.Which is to say that Eichmann could not have famously been just a "cog" in the machine; if the machine; however Rube Goldbergesque; was not in place and maintained; in a surprisingly slipshod manner. And; maintained; ironically; as much by the victims as by the perpetrators of the Holocaust; as Arendt; without blaming the victims; makes clear. She suggests that perhaps as many of half the victims of Shoah would have survived had they not participated in their own extermination.Another important element of the book; which still resonates today; involves the controversy of the Trial itself. Whether the State of Israel had the right to try and judge; sentence and execute Eichmann.While acknowledging the man was a criminal and guilty of terrible crimes; Arandt asks us to contemplate what were the natures of Eichmann's crimes: Crimes against the Jews; or crimes against humanity; or crimes against his conscience? Yes; she concludes the "court in Jerusalem succeeded in in fulfilling the demands of justice;" but it did so without giving us an unambiguous process that would help us to seek and deliver justice in the future.The proof of this is how we find ourselves today; limited to metaphors such as "regime change;" to eliminate uncooperative or failed states; or to firing missiles from drones; to kill an enemy deemed by those others in power a threat to our way of life.6 of 14 people found the following review helpful. A disertation of Eichman and his behaviorBy William D. TompkinsThis is essentially an excerpt from a larger study. This focuses on the 'why' Eichman was the person responsible for such horror. An in depth study is taken to look at the specifics of the holocaust; its organization by Jews; the normalcy of those prosecuted at the end of the war and Eichman's arrogant demeanor at trial.
