Iraq : the borrowed kettle / Slavoj Žižek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Žižek, Slavoj.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Wo es war

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

188 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2004.

Summary:

Zizek analyzes the logic behind toppling Saddam Hussein despite no evidence of WMDs and questions the actual ideological and political stakes of the attack on Iraq.

Contents:

Introduction: they control Iraq, but do they control themselves?

Non penis a pendendo. The Iraqi MacGuffin ; The nation-state empire ; Europe, old and new ; A tale of heroes and cowards ; Was will Europa? ; A modest proposal for an act in the Middle East : The 'silent revolution'

Canis a non canendo. The liberal fake ; Act, evil, and Antigone ; Risking the step outside ; Too radical for democracy ; 'L'inconscient, c'est la politique' ; Utopia and the gentle art of killing

Lucus a non lucendo. Ethical violence? yes, please! ; The four discourses ; A cup of decaffeinated reality ; Innocent violence ; Of noble lies and bitter truths.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-188).

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

1844670015

OCLC:

54503538