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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2009
Summary
The Invisible Violence: Unmasking the System Behind the Outbreaks
Žižek dissects the nature of violence, arguing that the readily visible physical acts are frequently spawned by the systemic violence embedded within our political and economic structures. Drawing upon the insights of influential thinkers like Marx, Engels, and Lacan, and weaving in references to popular culture, he delves into the root causes of violent eruptions, such as those witnessed in the Israeli-Palestinian co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846680274 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846680271 |
| Series: | Big Ideas |
| Author: | Slavoj Zizek |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 18mm |
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‘A startling critic of great daring, who doesn’t watch his back or observe the pieties as he swerves and swoops through the age of globalised images and fabricated realities.’ Times Literary Supplement’Zizek is A… the most formidably brilliant exponent of psychoanalysis, indeed of cultural theory in general, to have emerged in Europe for some decades.’ Terry Eagleton, University of Oxford’[Zizek] stares out, dishevelled, from the page and dares the reader to disagree.’ The Guardian
About The Author
Slavoj Zizek
Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian sociologist, postmodern philosopher and cultural critic. In 1990 he ran for Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia and is currently the international director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at Birkbeck. He is the author of Welcome to the Desert of the Real; How to Read Lacan as well as feature films Zizek! and The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema.
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