Žižek, Slavoj

Iraq: the borrowed kettle / Slavoj Žižek. - London; New York: Verso, 2004. - 188 p.; 20 cm.

Includes bibliography.

Introduction: they control Iraq, but do they control themselves? -- Non penis a pendendo. The Iraqi MacGuffin ; The nation-state empire ; Europe, old and new ; A tale of heroes and cowards ; Was will Europa? ; A modest proposal for an act in the Middle East : The 'silent revolution' -- Canis a non canendo. The liberal fake ; Act, evil, and Antigone ; Risking the step outside ; Too radical for democracy ; 'L'inconscient, c'est la politique' ; Utopia and the gentle art of killing -- Lucus a non lucendo. Ethical violence? yes, please! ; The four discourses ; A cup of decaffeinated reality ; Innocent violence ; Of noble lies and bitter truths.

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