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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

English · Paperback

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Zusatztext “?i?ek leaves no social or cultural phenomenon untheorized! and is master of the counterintuitive observation.”— The New Yorker “The Elvis of cultural theory.”— The Chronicle of Higher Education “One of the most innovative and exciting contemporary thinkers of the left.”— Times Literary Supplement “?i?ek is an influential thinker! and this short book offers an excellent entry into his thought.”—David Gordon! Library Journal “[A] great provocateur and an immensely suggestive and even dashing writer ... ?i?ek writes with passion and an aphoristic energy that is spellbinding.”—Richard Rayner! Los Angeles Times “The most dangerous philosopher in the West.”— New Republic Informationen zum Autor Slavoj ?i?ek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School! International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities! Birkbeck College! University of London! and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology! University of Ljubljana! Slovenia. His books include Living in the End Times ! First as Tragedy! Then as Farce ! In Defense of Lost Causes ! four volumes of the Essential ?i?ek! and many more. Klappentext A provocative and accessible account tracing the end of neoliberalism from 9/11 to the credit crunch. Ties in with a new BBC documentary on Zizek, to be screened in the Autumn. Zusammenfassung Argues that the liberal idea of the end of history! declared by Francis Fukuyama during the 1990s! has had to die twice.

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Authors Slavoj Zizek
Publisher Verso
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 01.10.2009
 
EAN 9781844674282
ISBN 978-1-84467-428-2
No. of pages 96
Dimensions 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
Subject Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs

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