Welcome to the Desert of the Real: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates

Description: Welcome to the Desert of the Real by Slavoj Zizek Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Probing beneath the level of TV punditry, i ek offers a highly original and readable account that serves as a fascinating and insightful comprehension of the events of September 11. Publisher Description Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history. Now the easy games are over; one should take sides. Zizek argues this is precisely the temptation to be resisted. In such moments of apparently clear choices, the real alternatives are most hidden. Welcome to the Desert of the Real steps back, complicating the choices imposed on us. It proposes that global capitalism is fundamentalist and that America was complicit in the rise of Muslim fundamentalism. It points to our dreaming about the catastrophe in numerous disaster movies before it happened, and explores the irony that the tragedy has been used to legitimize torture. Last but not least it analyzes the fiasco of the predominant leftist response to the events. Author Biography Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London, and a sen-ior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include Living in the End Times, First as Tragedy, Then as Farce, Less Than Nothing, six volumes of the Essential Zizek, and many more. Details ISBN 1781680191 ISBN-13 9781781680193 Title Welcome to the Desert of the Real Author Slavoj Zizek Format Paperback Year 2013 Pages 206 Edition 2nd Revised edition Publisher Verso Books GE_Item_ID:48610522; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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Book Title: Welcome to the Desert of the Real : Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates

Number of Pages: 208 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Verso Books

Item Height: 0.6 in

Topic: Political Process / Media & Internet, Media Studies, Terrorism, Sociology / General, Globalization, Popular Culture, International Relations / General, United States / 21st Century, American Government / General, Essays

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History

Item Weight: 8.2 Oz

Author: Slavoj Zizek

Item Length: 7.7 in

Book Series: Radical Thinkers Ser.

Item Width: 5.1 in

Format: Trade Paperback