Violence

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.

ISBN	1846680271	Pages	224
ISBN13	9781846680274 (What's this?)	Published in	London
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd	Series title	Big Ideas
Imprint	Profile Books Ltd	Previous ISBN	9781846680175
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	198
Publication date	01 Jan 2009	Width (mm)	129
DEWEY	179.7	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
DEWEY edition	DC22

"* 'Since the deaths of Jacques Derrida in 2004 and Jean Baudrillard in 2007... Zizek has quickly cemented his position as the world's prominent philosopher and cultural theorist.' Matthew Taunton, New Statesman * 'A thinker whose views are worth paying attention to.' The New Yorker '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... 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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