Welcome to the Desert of Post-Socialism: Radical Politics After Yugoslavia - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1781686203 ISBN 13: 9781781686201

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2014

Riassunto

This volume offers a profound analysis of post-socialist economic and political transformation in the Balkans, involving deeply unequal societies and oligarchical “democracies.” The contributions deconstruct the persistent imaginary of the Balkans, pervasive among outsiders to the region, who see it as no more than a repository of ethnic conflict, corruption and violence. Providing a much needed critical examination of the Yugoslav socialist experience, the volume sheds light on the recent rebirth of radical politics in the Balkans, where new groups and movements struggle for a radically democratic vision of society.

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Recensione:

Finally a book we have been waiting for. A cold analytic look free of all versions of Balkanism, free of nostalgia for Yugoslav self-management Socialism, but also free of all illusions about liberal-democratic Brave New World. A report from the people who are effectively engaged in emancipatory struggles in ex-Yugoslavia. A must for everyone who wants to understand the post-Communist transition from bad to worse. --Slavoj Zizek

L'autore:

Srecko Horvat is a philosopher and author of several books, includingWhat Does Europe Want?, co-written with Slavoj iek. He has written for theGuardian, Al Jazeera and the New York Times. Igor Štiks has won numerous awards and been translated into a dozen European languages. His novelA Castle in Romagna was the first of his books to be published in English.

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• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1781686203
• ISBN 13: 9781781686201
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Redattore: Horvat Srecko, Stiks Igor