{"product_id":"first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce","title":"First as Tragedy, Then as Farce","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFirst as Tragedy, Then as Farce\u003c\/h1\u003eSlavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Verso\u003cbr\u003eJuly 1 2018\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781786635938\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1786635933\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eThe leading philosopher of our time tracks the demise of liberalism through landmark events of the 21st century--from 9\/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBillions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Zizek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9\/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a liberal order on its last legs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst as Tragedy, Then as Farce\u003c\/i\u003e is a call for the Left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390908727341,"sku":"19402","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_d5900338-1645-4a28-86de-1ea7a5a7c524.jpg?v=1787349083","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}