{"product_id":"9781908236166-what-does-europe-want","title":"What Does Europe Want?","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Union and its Discontents. Slavoj Zizek and Srecko Horvat combine their critical clout to emphasize the dangers of ignoring Europe's growing wealth gap and the parallel rise in right-wing nationalism, which is directly tied to the fallout from the ongoing financial crisis and its prescription of imposed austerity. \u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that the European Union faces the biggest crisis since its foundation, on July 1st, 2013, a new state joined the club. For the foreseeable future, Croatia will probably be the last to join; at the same time creating a barrier between the once connected states of the Balkans. Paraphrasing Freud's famous question 'Was will das Weib?' ('What does a woman want?'), the leading Slovenian philosopher \u003cstrong\u003eSlavoj Žižek\u003c\/strong\u003e and the young Croatian philosopher \u003cstrong\u003eSrećko Horvat\u003c\/strong\u003e join forces to examine the burning question 'What does Europe want?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of a peace-project, the European Union is increasingly turning into a warzone: whether it be the expulsion of immigrants or riots in Paris and London, or European interventions to bring \"more democracy\" to Libya or Syria. But instead of leaving Europe to the enemies, Žižek and Horvat reflect on the fight for a different Idea of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Slovenian madman and a charismatic Croatian philosopher, joined by the most dangerous Greek politician, offer an analysis of the European deadlock in a way that is bitingly charming and bitterly intelligent. Any real European, faithful to the real idea of Europe, must read this\" Oliver Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31859375800417,"sku":"9781908236166","price":10.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_15431616_jpg.jpg?v=1705562063","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781908236166-what-does-europe-want","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}