{"product_id":"pandemic-2-chronicles-of-a-time-lost-paperback","title":"Pandemic! 2: Chronicles of a Time Lost - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSlavoj Žiâžek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do sex doll sales, locust swarms and a wired-brain pig have to do with the coronavirus pandemic? Everything--according to that \"Giant of Lubliana,\" the inimitable Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this exhilarating sequel to his acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePandemic!: COVID-19 Shakes the World\u003c\/i\u003e, Žižek delves into some of the more surprising dimensions of lockdowns, quarantines, and social distancing--and the increasingly unruly opposition to them by \"response fatigued\" publics around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eŽižek examines the ripple effects on the food supply of harvest failures caused by labor shortages and the hyper-exploitation of the global class of care workers, without whose labor daily life would be impossible. Through such examples he pinpoints the inability of contemporary capitalism to safeguard effectively the public in times of crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting with characteristic daring and zeal, Žižek ranges across critical theory, pop-culture, and psychoanalysis to reveal the troubling dynamics of knowledge and power emerging in these viral times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlavoj Žižek\u003c\/b\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768057463072,"sku":"9781509549078","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6cd2722c4d82526aabf5188dc0c2f28e.webp?v=1780323732","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pandemic-2-chronicles-of-a-time-lost-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}