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Book 2008

In defense of lost causes

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Publisher
Verso
Language
English
Published
2008
  • Ideology
  • Postmodernism
  • Politische Philosophie
  • Philosophy
  • Political science
  • Capitalism
  • Political science, philosophy

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 Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age?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'.