Description
| Product ID: | 9781786635938 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Essential Zizek |
| Title: | First as Tragedy, Then as Farce |
| Authors: | Author: Slavoj Zizek |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Phenomenology and Existentialism, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Social and political philosophy, Social and ethical issues, Social & political philosophy, Social issues & processes |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The leading philosopher of our time tackles the demise of liberalism, from the tragedy of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown. The leading philosopher of our time tracks the demise of liberalism through landmark events of the 21st century—from 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown Billions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? In this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Zizek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a liberal order on its last legs. First as Tragedy, Then as Farce is a call for the Left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-07-10 |
