{"product_id":"liberal-fascisms-9781350573161","title":"Liberal Fascisms","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third installment in Slavoj ≈Ωi≈æek's essay series, ≈Ωi≈æek's Essays, exploring the contemporary political phenomenon of 'liberal fascism'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an apparently contradictory and characteristically makeshift term, ‚ÄòLiberal Fascisms‚Äô, Slavoj\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e≈Ωi≈æek captures the paradoxical nature of political populism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To see this phenomenon as purely liberal \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e dictatorially fascistic is to expose liberalism and fascism as two sides of the same coin. The concept offers a glimpse into the murky landscape of half-lies and double-truths that ≈Ωi≈æek enters in this latest collection of urgent essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the economy and politics to ideology, these short texts work through the different faces of liberal fascisms, structured around a trio of the universal, the particular, and the singular: our global predicament; Europe and the Middle East; Trump‚Äôs America. Peeling back the inadequate labels we hasten to pin on the phenomena that terrify us ‚Äì like ‚Äòpost-truth'‚Äì to peer at the seeping wounds beneath them, these writings reveal the uneasy mixture of hypocrisy, self-deception and what is real that have \u003ci\u003ealways \u003c\/i\u003ebeen stacked, matryoshka like, inside of one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With no cure in hand, but a refusal to dispense with thought that is muddled and murky, these interventions are both timely and resolute. From the so-called ‚Äúdeath of truth‚Äù opens up the possibility for a new authentic truth‚Ķ or for an even bigger lie. And ultimately we must ask ‚Äì what forms of justice are made possible by this disorder?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiberal Fascisms\u003c\/i\u003e is also available in audiobook format from audiobook retailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781350573161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x12.8(L)x1.8(W)187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 187\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlavoj ≈Ωi≈æek\u003c\/b\u003e is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is Visiting Professor at the New York University, USA, and Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Slavoj Žižek (Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880250421465,"sku":"9781350573161","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781350573161.jpg?v=1783000201","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/liberal-fascisms-9781350573161","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}