Pandemic! COVID-19 Shakes the World

As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes and speculate on the profundity of its consequences?   We live in a moment when the greatest act of love is to stay distant from the object of your affection. When governments renowned for ruthless cuts in public spending can suddenly conjure up trillions. When toilet paper becomes a commodity as precious as diamonds. And when, according to Žižek, a new form of communism - the outlines of which can already be seen in the very heartlands of neoliberalism - may be the only way of averting a descent into global barbarism.   Written with his customary brio and love of analogies in popular culture (Quentin Tarantino and H. G. Wells sit next to Hegel and Marx), Žižek provides a concise and provocative snapshot of the crisis as it widens, engulfing us all.

ISBN:	9781509546114
Publisher:	Polity Press
Imprint:	Polity Press
Published date:	05 Jun 2020
DEWEY:	199.4973
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	136
Weight:	160g
Height:	128mm
Width:	177mm
Spine width:	11mm

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