The Origins of Totalitarianism (German: Elemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft, "Elements and Origins of Totalitarian Rule"; 1951), by Hannah Arendt, describes and analyzes Nazism and Stalinism, the major totalitarianpolitical movements of the 20th century. The original title of the book was The Burden of Our Times, which was published in Britain as The Burden of Our Time (1951).