Violence: Six Sideways Reflections

by Slavoj Žižek

Book Overview

Philosopher, cultural critic, and agent provocateur Slavoj Zizek constructs a fascinating new framework to look at the forces of violence in our world.

Using history, philosophy, books, movies, Lacanian psychiatry, and jokes, Slavoj Zizek examines the ways we perceive and misperceive violence. Drawing from his unique cultural vision, Zizek brings new light to the Paris riots of 2005; he questions the permissiveness of violence in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312427182
• ISBN13: 9780312427184
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.7" x 6.8"