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The Sublime Object of Ideology

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In this provocative book, Slavoj Zizek takes a look at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. From the sinking of the Titanic to Hitchcock’s Rear Window, from the operas of Wagner to science fiction, from Alien to the Jewish joke, Zizek’s acute analyses explore the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion that make up human society.

Linking key psychoanalytical and philosophical concepts to social phenomena such as totalitarianism and racism, the book explores the political significance of these fantasies of control.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Verso

Release: November 17, 1989

ISBN: 0860919714

ISBN 13: 9780860919711

The Sublime Object of Ideology

4/5 ( ratings)

In this provocative book, Slavoj Zizek takes a look at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. From the sinking of the Titanic to Hitchcock’s Rear Window, from the operas of Wagner to science fiction, from Alien to the Jewish joke, Zizek’s acute analyses explore the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion that make up human society.

Linking key psychoanalytical and philosophical concepts to social phenomena such as totalitarianism and racism, the book explores the political significance of these fantasies of control.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Verso

Release: November 17, 1989

ISBN: 0860919714

ISBN 13: 9780860919711

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