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Sublime Object of Ideology by Slavoj Zizek (1989, Trade Paperback)

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From the sinking of the Titanic to Hitchcock’s Rear Window, from the operas of Wagner to science fiction, from Alien to the Jewish Joke, the author’s acute analyses explore the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.

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PublisherVerso Books

ISBN-100860919714

ISBN-139780860919711

eBay Product ID (ePID)1416639

Product Key Features

Book TitleSublime Object of Ideology

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1989

TopicMovements / General, General

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy

AuthorSlavoj Zizek

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-104104

Dewey Edition20

Reviews"a brilliant book ... . If Zizek is out of touch with contemporary philosophy, I am the bishop of Ulan Bator ... . Pedagogic clarity and a gift for entertainment are two of the many excellences."- Radical Philosophy "Slavoj Zizek, the Giant of Ljubljana, ... provides the best intellectual high since Anti-Oedipus "- Voice Literary Supplement

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Dewey Decimal140

SynopsisIn this provocative and original work, Slavoj Zizek takes a look at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. From the sinking of the Titanic to Hitchcock's Rear Window , from the operas of Wagner to science fiction, from Alien to the Jewish Joke, the author's acute analyses explore the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society. Zizek takes issue with analysts of the postmodern condition from Habermas to Sloterdijk, showing that the idea of a 'post-ideological' world ignores the fact that 'even if we do not take things seriously, we are still doing them'. Rejecting postmodernism's unified world of surfaces, he traces a line of thought from Hegel to Althusser and Lacan, in which the human subject is split, divided by a deep antagonism which determines social reality and through which ideology operates. Linking key psychoanalytical and philosophical concepts to social phenomena such as totalitarianism and racism, the book explores the political significance of these fantasies of control. In so doing, The Sublime Object of Ideology represents a powerful contribution to a psychoanalytical theory of ideology, as well as offering persuasive interpretations of a number of contemporary cultural formations.

LC Classification NumberB823.3