{"product_id":"first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce-essential-zizek","title":"First as Tragedy, Then as Farce (Essential Zizek)","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst as Tragedy, Then as Farce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67720416657453,"sku":"9781786635938","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/0001\/8989\/files\/9781786635938.jpg?v=1792726515","url":"https:\/\/shop.redflag.org.au\/products\/first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce-essential-zizek","provider":"Red Flag Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}