Pandemic! 2 - by Slavoj ÂŽ & iâž & ek (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In this ... sequel to ... Pandemic!: COVID-19 Shakes the World, éZiézek delves into some of the more surprising dimensions of lockdowns, quarantines, and social distancing--and the increasingly unruly opposition to them by 'response fatigued' publics around the world. éZiézek examines the ripple effects on the food supply of harvest failures caused by labor shortages and the hyper-exploitation of the global class of care workers, without whose labor daily life would be impossible. Through such examples he pinpoints the inability of contemporary capitalism to safeguard effectively the public in times of crisis"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What do sex doll sales, locust swarms and a wired-brain pig have to do with the coronavirus pandemic? Everything--according to that "Giant of Lubliana," the inimitable Slovenian philosopher Slavoj ÂŽižek.</p> <p>In this exhilarating sequel to his acclaimed <i>Pandemic!: COVID-19 Shakes the World</i>, ÂŽižek delves into some of the more surprising dimensions of lockdowns, quarantines, and social distancing--and the increasingly unruly opposition to them by "response fatigued" publics around the world.</p> <p>ÂŽižek examines the ripple effects on the food supply of harvest failures caused by labor shortages and the hyper-exploitation of the global class of care workers, without whose labor daily life would be impossible. Through such examples he pinpoints the inability of contemporary capitalism to safeguard effectively the public in times of crisis.</p> <p>Writing with characteristic daring and zeal, ÂŽižek ranges across critical theory, pop-culture, and psychoanalysis to reveal the troubling dynamics of knowledge and power emerging in these viral times.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Slavoj ÂŽižek</b> is one of the most prolific and well-known philosophers and cultural theorists in the world today. His inventive, provocative body of work mixes Hegelian metaphysics, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and Marxist dialectic in order to challenge conventional wisdom and accepted verities on both the left and the right.
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