Heaven in disorder / Slavoj Zizek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Žižek, Slavoj, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : OR Books, [2021]

Summary:

As we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: outrageous inequality, climate disaster, desperate refugees, mounting tensions of a new cold war. The abiding motif of our time is relentless chaos. Acknowledging the possibilities for new beginnings at such moments, Mao Zedong famously proclaimed "There is great disorder under heaven; the situation is excellent." The contemporary relevance of Mao's observation depends on whether today's catastrophes can be a catalyst for progress or have passed over into something terrible and irretrievable. Perhaps the disorder is no longer under, but in heaven itself. Characteristically rich in paradoxes and reversals that entertain as well as illuminate, Slavoj Žižek's new book treats with equal analytical depth the lessons of Rammstein and Corbyn, Morales and Orwell, Lenin and Christ. It excavates universal truths from local political sites across Palestine and Chile, France and Kurdistan, and beyond. Heaven In Disorder looks with fervid dispassion at the fracturing of the Left, the empty promises of liberal democracy, and the tepid compromises offered by the powerful. From the ashes of these failures, Žižek asserts the need for international solidarity, economic transformation, and--above all--an urgent, "wartime" communism.

Contents:

Front Cover

Back Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction: Is the Situation Still Excellent?

1. Was the Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia Really a Game Changer?

2. Who Makes Kurdistan Wild?

3. Troubles in Our Paradise

4. The Dangers of Sharing a Cup of Coffee With Assange

5. Anatomy of a Coup: Democracy, the Bible, and Lithium

6. Chile: Toward a New Signifier

7. Left Labour's Loss: A Post-Mortem

8. Yes, Anti-Semitism Is Alive and Well-But Where?

9. A Perfectly Rational Act . . . In a Mad World

10. Winners and Losers of the Iranian Crisis

11. Has America Really Lost Its Moral Leadership?: How the United States Is Becoming a Four-Party System

12. A Plea for a Moderately Conservative Left

13. The Amazon Is Burning-So What?

14. Radical Change, Not Sympathy

15. Trump Versus Rammstein

16. A Day of Shame Indeed!

17. Limits of Democracy

18. The Courage of Covid Hopelessness

19. Trump's Barber Paradox

20. How to Kill Trump in His Notion

21. Democracy Reborn? Not With Joe Biden!

22. The State of Things: The Choice

23. The "Great Reset"? Yes, Please-But a Real One!

24. Christ in the Time of a Pandemic

25. First as Farce, Then as Tragedy?

26. What Is Trump's Greatest Treason?

27. Here's To You, Julian Assange!

28. Biden on Putin's (Lack of) Soul

29. Class Struggle Against Classism

30. "We Have to Live Till We Die": What Can Rammstein Tell Us About Life in the Pandemic?

31. A European Manifesto

32. Which Game Has Stopped Working?

33. Light at the End of the Tunnel?

34. Three Ethical Stances

35. Paris Commune at 150

36. Why I Am Still a Communist.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68219-285-7