{"product_id":"heaven-in-disorder-paperback","title":"Heaven in Disorder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSlavoj Zizek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: outrageous inequality, climate disaster, desperate refugees, mounting tensions of a new cold war. The abiding motif of our time is relentless chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledging the possibilities for new beginnings at such moments, Mao Zedong famously proclaimed \"There is great disorder under heaven; the situation is excellent.\" The contemporary relevance of Mao's observation depends on whether today's catastrophes can be a catalyst for progress or have passed over into something terrible and irretrievable. Perhaps the disorder is no longer \u003cem\u003eunder\u003c\/em\u003e, but \u003cem\u003ein\u003c\/em\u003e heaven itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristically rich in paradoxes and reversals that entertain as well as illuminate, Slavoj Zizek's new book treats with equal analytical depth the lessons of Rammstein and Corbyn, Morales and Orwell, Lenin and Christ. It excavates universal truths from local political sites across Palestine and Chile, France and Kurdistan, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeaven In Disorder\u003c\/em\u003e looks with fervid dispassion at the fracturing of the Left, the empty promises of liberal democracy, and the tepid compromises offered by the powerful. From the ashes of these failures, Zizek asserts the need for international solidarity, economic transformation, and--above all--an urgent, \"wartime\" communism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlavoj Zizek\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most prolific and well-known philosophers and cultural theorists in the world today. His inventive, provocative body of work mixes Hegelian metaphysics, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and Marxist dialectic in order to challenge conventional wisdom and accepted verities on both the Left and the Right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.27 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767013114144,"sku":"9781682192818","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c2d7d713be6eae9fc36d10064bbab498.webp?v=1780302915","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/heaven-in-disorder-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}