false 18925 2 <B>A witty, adrenalin-fuelled manifesto for universal values by the maverick philosopher.</B><BR><BR>Is global emancipation a lost cause? Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age? In the postmodern world, ideologies of all kinds have been cast in doubt. In this combative new work, renowned theorist Slavoj Zizek takes on the reigning postmodern agenda with a manifesto for several "lost causes." From a provocative redemption of Heidegger's engagement with the Third Reich as "a right step in the wrong direction," to reasserting class struggle as the underlying reality of global capitalism, to a defense of the emancipatory legacy of Christianity against New Age spiritualism, Zizek confronts the failures of contemporary theory and proposes unexpected resolutions. 941771 28 4 2007 In Defense of Lost Causes total:72|5:23|4:34|3:12|2:3|1:0| 72 293 214 20 3 1 false false Fri Sep 19 00:15:40 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 23 01:06:02 -0800 2009 Apologies if the following review doesn't make any sense; I wrote it while I was drunk. I'm leaving it up here as a reminder to myself to lay off that fourth triple whiskey.


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An inexhaustible amount of anecdotes, one liners, ribald jokes, historical parallels, ironic reversals by the gallon.

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