Lyndsey Stonebridge

An exhilarating, brilliant and utterly original read; an iconic 20th century figure brought to life in all her facets, splendours and complexities

Philippe Sands, author of East West Street

Invigorating and insightful&hellip; An exhilarating and thoroughly humanising portrait of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century&hellip; With impressive clarity and infectious passion, she follows the currents of Arendt&rsquo;s thought to a rousing conclusion

Erudite and passionate... A superb read

From Arendt&rsquo;s life and work Stonebridge fashions a map for navigating our present-day struggles and concerns

An absorbing new biography&hellip; Stonebridge does an admirable job&hellip; She imagines her way into Arendt&rsquo;s life, in places literally retracing her subject&rsquo;s footsteps, sensing the climate and smelling the (typically smoke-filled) air in an effort of understanding

Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience

This bold new take on the life and ideas of political philosopher Hannah Arendt explores her lessons for living in an age of uncertainty 
 
'Compelling and original' OBSERVER 
 
'An absorbing new biography... Admirable' ECONOMIST 
 
'Invigorating and insightful' FINANCIAL TIMES 
 
The violent unease of today's world would have been all too familiar to Hannah Arendt. Tyranny, occupation, disenchantment, post-truth politics, conspiracy theories, racism, mass migration, the banality of evil: she had lived through them all. 
 
Born in the first decade of the last century, Arendt escaped fascist Europe to make a new life for herself in America, where she became one of the world's most influential - and controversial - public intellectuals. She wrote about power and terror, exile and love, and above all about freedom. Questioning - thinking - was her first defence against tyranny. In place of the forces of darkness and insanity, she pitched a politics of plurality, spontaneity and defiance. Loving the world, Arendt taught, meant finding the courage to protect it. 
 
Written with passion and authority, Lyndsey Stonebridge's We Are Free to Change the World illuminates Arendt's life and work and its urgent dialogue with our troubled present. It calls on each of us to think our way, as Hannah Arendt did - unflinchingly, lovingly and defiantly - through our own unpredictable times.

Lyndsey Stonebridge

Praise for We Are Free to Change the World

An exhilarating, brilliant and utterly original read; an iconic 20th century figure brought to life in all her facets, splendours and complexities

Compelling and original

Invigorating and insightful… An exhilarating and thoroughly humanising portrait of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century… With impressive clarity and infectious passion, she ...

An exhilarating, brilliant and utterly original read; an iconic 20th century figure brought to life in all her facets, splendours and complexities

Compelling and original

Invigorating and insightful… An exhilarating and thoroughly humanising portrait of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century… With impressive clarity and infectious passion, she ...

An exhilarating, brilliant and utterly original read; an iconic 20th century figure brought to life in all her facets, splendours and complexities

Compelling and original

Invigorating and insightful… An exhilarating and thoroughly humanising portrait of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century… With impressive clarity and infectious passion, she ...

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