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First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

By Slavoj Zizek

First as Tragedy, Then as Farce Philosophy

First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

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Billions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilisation. 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 Žižek 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2018-07-10
Publication Date:
2018-07-10
Publisher:
Verso Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1786635933
ISBN13:
9781786635938
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
145 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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