In defense of lost causes
By: Slavoj Žižek.
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9781844671083
Subjects: Postmodernism.; Ideology.
Description: Is global emancipation a lost cause? Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age? In the postmodern world, ideologies of all kinds have been cast in doubt. In this combative new work, renowned theorist Slavoj Žižek takes on the reigning postmodern agenda with a manifesto for several 'lost causes'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-491) and index.