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100	1		_aŽižek, Slavoj, _eauthor.
245	1		_aPANDEMIC! : _bCOVID-19 Shakes the World / _cSLAVOJ ŽIŽEK.
246	3	3	_aCOVID-19 shakes the world
264		1	_aNew York : _bPolity Press, _c 2020.
264		4	_c©2020.
300			_a136 pages : _c18 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aAs an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes and speculate on the profundity of its consequences? We live in a moment when the greatest act of love is to stay distant from the object of your affection. When governments renowned for ruthless cuts in public spending can suddenly conjure up trillions. When toilet paper becomes a commodity as precious as diamonds. And when, according to Zizek, a new form of communism - the outlines of which can already be seen in the very heartlands of neoliberalism - may be the only way of averting a descent into global barbarism. Written with his customary brio and love of analogies in popular culture (Quentin Tarantino and H. G. Wells sit next to Hegel and Marx), Zizek provides a concise and provocative snapshot of the crisis as it widens, engulfing us all.
650	1	0	_aCOVID-19 (Disease)
650	1	0	_aCOVID-19 (Disease) Social aspects.
650		0	_aEpidemics.
650		0	_aCoronavirus infections.
650		0	_aQuarantine.
650		0	_aPhilosophy.
650		0	_aScarcity.
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