Violence

By: Slavoj Zizek

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Paperback | 1 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

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'The Elvis of cultural theory' confirms his status as the most exciting philosopher in recent history as he explores the nature of violence in typically controversial style.

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 take.

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'A startling critic of great daring, who doesn't watch his back or observe the pieties as he swerves and swoops through the age of globalised images and fabricated realities.' Times Literary Supplement'Zizek is A... the most formidably brilliant exponent of psychoanalysis, indeed of cultural theory in general, to have emerged in Europe for some decades.' Terry Eagleton, University of Oxford'[Zizek] stares out, dishevelled, from the page and dares the reader to disagree.' The Guardian

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Introduction: The Tyrant's Bloody Robe	p. 1
Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo: S0S Violence	p. 8
Allegro moderato - Adagio: Fear Thy Neighbour as Thyself!	p. 34
Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile: 'A Blood-dimmed Tide is Loosed'	p. 63
Presto: Antinomies of Tolerant Reason	p. 89
Molta adagio - Andante: Tolerance as an Ideological Category	p. 119
Allegro: Divine Violence	p. 151
Epilogue: Adagio	p. 174
Notes	p. 184
Bibliography	p. 197
Index	p. 201
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Violence

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