{"product_id":"violence-six-sideways-reflections-9780312427184","title":"Violence: Six Sideways Reflections","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosopher, cultural critic, and agent provocateur Slavoj Zizek constructs a fascinating new framework to look at the forces of violence in our world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing 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 philanthropy; in daring terms, he reflects on the powerful image and determination of contemporary terrorists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViolence, Zizek states, takes three forms--subjective (crime, terror), objective (racism, hate-speech, discrimination), and systemic (the catastrophic effects of economic and political systems)--and often one form of violence blunts our ability to see the others, raising complicated questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoes the advent of capitalism and, indeed, civilization cause more violence than it prevents? Is there violence in the simple idea of the neighbour? And could the appropriate form of action against violence today simply be to contemplate, to think? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with these and other equally contemplative questions, Zizek discusses the inherent violence of globalization, capitalism, fundamentalism, and language, in a work that will confirm his standing as one of our most erudite and incendiary modern thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312427184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.70w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2008 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2008 pg. 644\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2008 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Slavoj Zizek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635881177244,"sku":"9780312427184","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_91b274f3-14dc-4084-b5be-b624e766ec66.jpg?v=1603840782","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/violence-six-sideways-reflections-9780312427184","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}