Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism?: Five Interventions in the (Mis)use of a Notion

By Slavoj Žižek

Book Overview

In some circles, a nod towards totalitarianism is enough to dismiss any critique of the status quo. Such is the insidiousness of the neo-liberal ideology, argues Slavoj Žižek. Did Somebody Say... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859847927
• ISBN13: 9781859847923
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.3" x 5.8"

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An intensely searching evaluation and analysis

Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism?: Five Interventions in the (Mis)use of a Notion is an intensely searching evaluation and analysis of precisely what totalitarianism is, and how the term has been misused -- particularly in twentieth century political science and philosophical discussions. Individual chapter sections address diverse, unusual, and controversial topics such as "The radical ambiguity of Stalinism"; "A plea for material creationism"; and "The Pope versus the Dalai Lama". Deviously written by Slavoj Zizek (Senior Researcher, Institute for Social Studies, Ljublijana) to unweave conundrums about the cross-purpose classification of totalitarian power and governance, Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism? is a complex, thought-provoking philosophical accounting and a highly recommended addition to academic Political Science and Philosophy Studies departmental reference collections and reading lists.