{"product_id":"first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce-essential-zizek-1786635933","title":"First as Tragedy, Then as Farce (Essential Zizek)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1786635933\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zizek, Slavoj\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 meltdownBillions 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?In 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.First as Tragedy, Then as Farce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51895656120608,"sku":"NEW1786635933","price":17.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91lqEMheJ_L.jpg?v=1782036990","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce-essential-zizek-1786635933","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}