Slavoj Žižek
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Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek, born in 1949, is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Slavoj Žižek, born in 1949, is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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The Great Regression
Year of Publication: 2017
Year of Publication: 2017

The Great Regression

At the latest, since the effects of the financial crisis became clear and migration to the European Union began to grow, we have seen developments that many had thought were the phenomena of a...

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Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Bulgaria (KX Critique & Humanism)

The Puppet and the Dwarf
Year of Publication: 2003
Slavoj ŽižekYear of Publication: 2003

The Puppet and the Dwarf

»Slavoj Žižek has been called »an academic rock star« and »the wild man of theory«; his writing mixes astonishing erudition and references to pop culture in order to dissect current intellectual...
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On Belief
Year of Publication: 2001
Slavoj ŽižekYear of Publication: 2001

On Belief

What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion?


Below the surface of our ostensibly secular culture, the structure of faith is...
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France (Actes Sud), Japan (Sangyo Tosho)

Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Chinese complex rights (TCLC), Brazilian Portuguese rights (Autentica), Poland (Aletheia), Croatia (Algoritam)