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Welcome to the desert of the real! : five essays on September 11 and related dates, Slavoj Žižek

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"In the months after September 11, titles like "The End of the Age of Irony" abound in our media. Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history. Now the easy games are over; one should take sides." "Zizek argues that 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 analyses the fiasco of the predominant leftist response to the events."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
154 pages
Contents
  • The missing link
  • Passions of the Real, passions of semblance
  • Reappropriations : The lesson of Mullah Omar ; Happiness after September 11
  • From Homo sucker to Homo sacer
  • From Homo sacer to the Neighbor
  • The smell of love
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9781859844212
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Welcome to the desert of the real! : five essays on September 11 and related dates
Title
Welcome to the desert of the real!
Title remainder
five essays on September 11 and related dates
Statement of responsibility
Slavoj Žižek
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In the months after September 11, titles like "The End of the Age of Irony" abound in our media. Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history. Now the easy games are over; one should take sides." "Zizek argues that 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 analyses the fiasco of the predominant leftist response to the events."--Jacket
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Žižek, Slavoj
Dewey number
973.931
Index
no index present
LC call number
E902
LC item number
.Z49 2002
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
  • Mass media
  • Popular culture
  • Mass media
  • Popular culture
  • Globalization
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Mondialisation
  • Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis
  • Opération Liberté immuable, 2001-
  • Médias
  • Culture populaire
  • Médias
  • Culture populaire
  • Terrorisme
  • 11 September 2001
  • Politieke waarden
  • Regierung
  • Elfter September
  • Terrorismus
  • États-Unis
  • États-Unis
  • États-Unis
  • USA
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Welcome to the desert of the real! : five essays on September 11 and related dates, Slavoj Žižek
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Includes bibliographical references
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Contents
The missing link -- Passions of the Real, passions of semblance -- Reappropriations : The lesson of Mullah Omar ; Happiness after September 11 -- From Homo sucker to Homo sacer -- From Homo sacer to the Neighbor -- The smell of love
Control code
50583280
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
154 pages
Isbn
9781859844212
Lccn
2002033835
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unmediated
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rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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  • (OCoLC)50583280
  • (OCoLC)50583280
Label
Welcome to the desert of the real! : five essays on September 11 and related dates, Slavoj Žižek
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The missing link -- Passions of the Real, passions of semblance -- Reappropriations : The lesson of Mullah Omar ; Happiness after September 11 -- From Homo sucker to Homo sacer -- From Homo sacer to the Neighbor -- The smell of love
Control code
50583280
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
154 pages
Isbn
9781859844212
Lccn
2002033835
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)50583280
  • (OCoLC)50583280

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