What Does Europe Want? The Union and its Discontents

Slavoj Zizek & Srecko Horvat

ISBN 10: 1908236167 / ISBN 13: 9781908236166

Editore: Istros Books, 2013

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199 pages. (SL#52C).

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• Titolo: What Does Europe Want? The Union and its Discontents
• Editore: Istros Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1908236167
• ISBN 13: 9781908236166
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Condizione: Very Good
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • EU / Common Market

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Riassunto

Despite the fact that the European Union faces the biggest crisis since its foundation, on July 1st, 2013, a new state joined the club. For the foreseeable future, Croatia will probably be the last to join; at the same time creating a barrier between the once connected states of the Balkans. Paraphrasing Freud's famous question 'Was will das Weib?' ('What does a woman want?'), the leading Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and the young Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat join forces to examine the burning question 'What does Europe want?'

Instead of a peace-project, the European Union is increasingly turning into a warzone: whether it be the expulsion of immigrants or riots in Paris and London, or European interventions to bring "more democracy" to Libya or Syria. But instead of leaving Europe to the enemies, Žižek and Horvat reflect on the fight for a different Idea of Europe.

"The Slovenian madman and a charismatic Croatian philosopher, joined by the most dangerous Greek politician, offer an analysis of the European deadlock in a way that is bitingly charming and bitterly intelligent. Any real European, faithful to the real idea of Europe, must read this" Oliver Stone

Informazioni sull?autore

Slavoj Zizek is a Slovene philosopher and cultural critic. He is a senior researcher at the Institute for Sociology and Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities and a professor of philosophy and psychoanalysis at the European Graduate School. He writes widely on a diverse range of topics, including political theory, film theory, cultural studies, theology and psychoanalysis. He has written numerous books and regularly contributes articles to The Guardian, The New Left Review and other journals. Srecko Horvat is a Croatian author, philosopher and translator. He is co-organiser, with Igor Stiks of the Subversive Festival, an annual conference and activist meeting in Zagreb. He is also editor-in-chief of the critical theory dossier Up&Underground and deputy editor of the journal for cultural and social issues Zarez. His latest publication,entitled 'Attention! The Enemy is listening!' is a collection of interviews with Amos Oz, Francis Fukuyama, Gayatri Spivak, Stephane Hessel and Zygmunt Bauman.