{"product_id":"pandemic-2-chronicles-of-a-time-lost-9781509549078","title":"Pandemic! 2: Chronicles of a Time Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do sex doll sales, locust swarms and a wired-brain pig have to do with the coronavirus pandemic? Everything--according to that \"Giant of Lubliana,\" the inimitable Slovenian philosopher Slavoj  Ži žek.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this exhilarating sequel to his acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePandemic!: COVID-19 Shakes the World\u003c\/i\u003e,  Ži žek delves into some of the more surprising dimensions of lockdowns, quarantines, and social distancing--and the increasingly unruly opposition to them by \"response fatigued\" publics around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Ži žek examines the ripple effects on the food supply of harvest failures caused by labor shortages and the hyper-exploitation of the global class of care workers, without whose labor daily life would be impossible. Through such examples he pinpoints the inability of contemporary capitalism to safeguard effectively the public in times of crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting with characteristic daring and zeal,  Ži žek ranges across critical theory, pop-culture, and psychoanalysis to reveal the troubling dynamics of knowledge and power emerging in these viral times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14412150\"\u003eSlavoj  Žiâžek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509549078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509549072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlavoj  Ži žek\u003c\/b\u003e is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697964617965,"sku":"9781509549078","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_220f9d18-79d6-41d9-bd37-0e95538a9587.jpg?v=1649892116","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/pandemic-2-chronicles-of-a-time-lost-9781509549078","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}