Slavoj Zizek

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Violence: Six Sideways ReflectionsPaperback, 22 July 2008

Violence: Six Sideways Reflections
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Part of Series
Big Ideas//Small Books
Print Length
272 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Picador USA
Date Published
22 Jul 2008
ISBN-10
0312427182
ISBN-13
9780312427184

Description

Philosopher, cultural critic, and agent provocateur Slavoj Zizek constructs a fascinating new framework to look at the forces of violence in our world.

Using history, philosophy, books, movies, Lacanian psychiatry, and jokes, Slavoj Zizek examines the ways we perceive and misperceive violence. Drawing from his unique cultural vision, Zizek brings new light to the Paris riots of 2005; he questions the permissiveness of violence in philanthropy; in daring terms, he reflects on the powerful image and determination of contemporary terrorists.

Violence, Zizek states, takes three forms--subjective (crime, terror), objective (racism, hate-speech, discrimination), and systemic (the catastrophic effects of economic and political systems)--and often one form of violence blunts our ability to see the others, raising complicated questions.

Does the advent of capitalism and, indeed, civilization cause more violence than it prevents? Is there violence in the simple idea of "the neighbour"? And could the appropriate form of action against violence today simply be to contemplate, to think?

Beginning with these and other equally contemplative questions, Zizek discusses the inherent violence of globalization, capitalism, fundamentalism, and language, in a work that will confirm his standing as one of our most erudite and incendiary modern thinkers.

Product Details

Author:
Slavoj Zizek
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
22 July 2008
Dimensions:
17.27 x 11.94 x 1.7 cm
Genre:
Modern
ISBN-10:
0312427182
ISBN-13:
9780312427184
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
272
Publisher:
Weight:
208.65 gm

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