The Sublime Object of Ideology Slavoj Zizek

The Sublime Object of Ideology

Author: Slavoj Zizek
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Book Title
The Sublime Object of Ideology
Author
Slavoj Zizek
ISBN
9781844673001
Slavoj žižek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the "Elvis of cultural theory", and today's most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes--all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy. His recent films The Pervert's Guide to the Cinema and žižek reveal a theorist at the peak of his powers and a skilled communicator. Now Verso is making his classic titles, each of which stand as a core of his ever-expanding life's work, available as new editions. Each is beautifully re-packaged, including new introductions from žižek himself. Simply put, they are the essential texts for understanding žižek's thought and thus cornerstones of contemporary philosophy. The Sublime Object of Ideology Slavoj žižek's first book is a provocative and original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name, he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Slavoj ZizekPublisher: VersoPublished: 01/05/2009ISBN: 9781844673001Pages: 272Weight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d
Slavoj žižek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the "Elvis of cultural theory", and today's most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes--all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy. His recent films The Pervert's Guide to the Cinema and žižek reveal a theorist at the peak of his powers and a skilled communicator. Now Verso is making his classic titles, each of which stand as a core of his ever-expanding life's work, available as new editions. Each is beautifully re-packaged, including new introductions from žižek himself. Simply put, they are the essential texts for understanding žižek's thought and thus cornerstones of contemporary philosophy.

The Sublime Object of Ideology Slavoj žižek's first book is a provocative and original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name, he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Verso
Published: 01/05/2009
ISBN: 9781844673001
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d
Slavoj žižek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the "Elvis of cultural theory", and today's most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes--all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy. His recent films The Pervert's Guide to the Cinema and žižek reveal a theorist at the peak of his powers and a skilled communicator. Now Verso is making his classic titles, each of which stand as a core of his ever-expanding life's work, available as new editions. Each is beautifully re-packaged, including new introductions from žižek himself. Simply put, they are the essential texts for understanding žižek's thought and thus cornerstones of contemporary philosophy.

The Sublime Object of Ideology Slavoj žižek's first book is a provocative and original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name, he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Verso
Published: 01/05/2009
ISBN: 9781844673001
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d