books she was familiar with, which led to the use of many of these sources as authorities in the book. As a counterpoint to Wasserstein's argument here, we might look Gershom Scholem's most trenchant criticism of Arendt in context: Scholem, when criticizing Eichmann in Jerusalem still praises the Origins of Totalitarianism. In several other places, Scholem mentions that he learned from Ernst Bloch that in historical periods where much of Jewish literature and testimony that would have been available or might have existed during periods of pogroms, antisemitic sources must be consulted since they contain the only surviving references in certain areas. Historian Emmanuelle Saada disputes Arendt's work and in general scholarly consensus, that the rise of scientific racism directly correlates with the rise of colonialist imperialism. Saada contests that there is little evidence to support that ideas like those of Arthur de Gobineau, whom Arendt explicitly mentions, hold an important place in the scientific justification of European colonialism. Saada asserts that Arendt overemphasizes the role of scientific racism in forming modern totalitarianism, when in reality, Arendt should attribute blame to the "bureaucratic racism" she discusses elsewhere in the text. Such scholars as Jürgen Habermas supported Arendt in her 20th century criticism of totalitarian readings of Marxism. This commentary on Marxism has indicated concerns with the limits of totalitarian perspectives often associated with Marx's apparent over-estimation of the emancipatory potential of the forces of production. Habermas extends this critique in his writings on functional reductionism in the life-world in his Lifeworld and System: A Critique of Functionalist Reason. See also John A. Hobson's Imperialism (1902) [[Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century|Le Monde'''s 100 Books of the Century]] Theodor Adorno's The Authoritarian Personality (1950) Note References Bibliography excerpt'' * Works by Arendt , (see also The Origins of Totalitarianism and Comparison of Nazism and Stalinism) Full text (1979 edition) on Internet Archive (reprinted in ) here External links Early typescript of book 1951 non-fiction books Books by Hannah Arendt Books about antisemitism Books about fascism Books about Nazism Works about New Imperialism Works about Stalinism Books about totalitarianism Schocken Books books