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The Ticklish Subject The Absent Centre of Political Ontology

Paperback • 2009 • English

The Ticklish Subject The Absent Centre of Political Ontology

By Slavoj Zizek

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About the book

Slavoj Žižek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the “Elvis of cultural theory”, and today’s most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes—all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy. His recent films The Pervert’s Guide to the Cinema and Ži...Show more

Political science and theory
Comparative politics
Political structure and processes

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9781844673018

Publisher

Verso Books

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

The Ticklish Subject The Absent Centre of Political Ontology

Format

Paperback

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