{"product_id":"9781786635938-first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce","title":"First as Tragedy, Then as Farce","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe leading philosopher of our time tackles the demise of liberalism, from the tragedy of 9\/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown.\u003cbr\u003eBillions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilisation. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? In 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst as Tragedy, Then as Farce\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30363867054177,"sku":"9781786635938","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34339080_04bcf0ff-d7bb-453f-b143-d1d1f8e01e1f.jpg?v=1747275687","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786635938-first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}