Heaven in Disorder

Slavoj iek

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OR Books
14 June 2022

Social & political philosophy

As 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.

Acknowledging 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 under, but in heaven itself.

Characteristically rich in paradoxes and reversals that entertain as well as illuminate, Slavoj iek'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.

Heaven In Disorder 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, iek asserts the need for international solidarity, economic transformation, and-above all-an urgent, ""wartime"" communism.

By: Slavoj iek
Imprint: OR Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 177mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781682192818
ISBN 10: 1682192814
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 14 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

. Slavoj iekis 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.

Reviews for Heaven in Disorder

“Offers an overall view of [Žižek’s] thinking and politics… There’s much to agree with, enjoy, and ponder” — Splice General praise for Slavoj: ""One of the most innovative and exciting contemporary thinkers of the left."" —Times Literary Supplement ""The thinker of choice for Europe's young intellectual vanguard."" —Observer “The most dangerous philosopher in the West.” —Adam Kirsch, The New Republic ""Never ceases to dazzle."" —Daily Telegraph ""Few thinkers illustrate the contradictions of contemporary capitalism better than Slavoj Zizek."" —New York Review of Books

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