{"product_id":"first-as-tragedy-then-as-slavoj-zizek-9781786635938","title":"First as Tragedy, Then as Farce","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe leading philosopher of our time tracks the demise of liberalism through landmark events of the 21st century--from 9\/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBillions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Zizek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9\/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a liberal order on its last legs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst as Tragedy, Then as Farce\u003c\/i\u003e is a call for the Left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Slavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786635933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786635938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Slavoj Zizek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049223876863,"sku":"9781786635938","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d010dbf-819a-48b4-a927-7a235fc5ea49.jpg?v=1685000357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-as-tragedy-then-as-slavoj-zizek-9781786635938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}