{"product_id":"first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce-9781786635938","title":"First as Tragedy, Then as Farce","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Slavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45413065785495,"sku":"9781786635938","price":1149.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781786635938.webp?v=1769292423","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce-9781786635938","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}