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The Universal Exception
Series: Bloomsbury Revelations
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Ideal for readers interested in political theory, cultural criticism, and contemporary philosophy. Suitable for students and scholars looking for unconventional insights into global political phenomena.
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Slavoj Žižek is one of the world’s foremost cultural commentators: a prolific writer and thinker, whose adventurous, unorthodox and wide-ranging writings have won him a unique place as one of the most high-profile thinkers of our time. The Universal Exception brings together some of Žižek’s most vivid writings on politics.
Bringing together high theory, popular culture and passionate engagement with politics, Žižek here offers startlingly new perspectives on topics such as multiculturalism, capitalism, and Bill Gates, the revolutionary potential of Stalinism, the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and the war in Iraq.
Including a glossary of key terms, the Bloomsbury Revelations edition also features a new preface by the author.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781472570079
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 October 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Contributors:
- Edited by Dr Rex Butler
- Edited by Scott Stephens
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 580g
Pages: 464
About the Author
Slavoj Žižek is one of the world's leading contemporary cultural critics and a hugely prolific author. He is International Director at Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK, Visiting Professor at the New School for Social Research, New York, USA and Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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