Violence

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Release date NZ

January 1st, 2009

Author

Slavoj Z?iz?ek

Series

Big Ideas

Pages

224

Dimensions (mm)

129x198

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Profile Books Ltd

ISBN-13

9781846680274

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129 Banana Points

Product ID

2734165

Description

Zizek argues that the physical violence we see is often generated by the systemic violence that sustains our political and economic systems. With the help of eminent philosophers like Marx, Engel and Lacan, as well as frequent references to popular culture, he examines the real causes of violent outbreaks like those seen in Israel and Palestine and in terrorist acts around the world. Ultimately, he warns, doing nothing is often the most violent course of action we can take.

Author Biography

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.