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vegantrav's review
5.0
What is violence? What are the sources of violence? The Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic, Slavoj Zizek, presents a series of witty and insightful essays on violence. This is not a typical leftist, politically correct critique: although Zizek is a Marxist, he is anything but a traditional liberal social democrat: in this work, he savages both left and right and presents the paradoxical and ultimate conclusion that sometimes doing nothing can be the most violent act of all. To summarize this work is not possible: it must read and savored in its entirety to be truly understood and appreciated.
sarahreffstrup's review
4.0
Vi har desværre kun læst kapitlet Violence of the Liberal Utopia til min undervisning, men jeg vil vildt gerne læse resten af bogen en dag!
icoltman7036's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Some parts are very good and clear and entertaining. Other parts are more for Zizek than anyone else, and completely indecipherable without his background in Lacan, Freud and french philosophy.
lesleynr's review
3.0
this book is blowing my mind. I'm not going to say if that's in a good or bad way... enjoying the very mixed reviews here on Goodreads, as well. Fun!