Violence
Subtitle: six sideways reflections
By: Slavoj Žižek
Series: Big ideas
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781846680175
Subjects: Violence; Philosophy
Description: With the help of Marx, Engels, Sartre, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Lacan, Brecht and many more, Žižek examines the hidden causes of violence, delving into the supposed 'divine violence' which propels suicide bombers and the unseen 'systemic' violence which lies behind outbursts, from Parisian suburbia to New Orleans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-200) and index.