First as Tragedy, Then as Farce by Slavoj Zizek

First as Tragedy, Then as Farce by Slavoj Zizek

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First as Tragedy, Then as Farce by Slavoj Zizek

The leading philosopher of our time tackles the demise of liberalism, from the tragedy of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown.
Zizek leaves no social or cultural phenomenon untheorized, and is master of the counterintuitive observation* New Yorker *
One of the most innovative and exciting contemporary thinkers of the left. * Times Literary Supplement *
Few thinkers illustrate the contradictions of contemporary capitalism better than Slavoj Zizek ... one of the world's best-known public intellectuals. -- John Gray * New York Review of Books *
A gifted speaker-tumultuous, emphatic, direct-he writes as he speaks. -- Jonathan Rée * Guardian *
Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. His books include Less Than Nothing, The Sublime Object of Ideology, and many more.
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ISBN 13 9781786635938
ISBN 10 1786635933
Title First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
Author Slavoj Zizek
Series The Essential Zizek
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Verso Books
Year published 2018-07-10
Number of pages 176
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