Demanding the Impossible

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-10-07 Pages: 160 Language: English Publisher: Polity Where are we today and what is to be done Slavoj iek ponders these questions in this unique and timely book Based on live interviews. the book captures iek. at his irrepressible best. elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring. the global financial crisis. populism in Latin America. the rise of China and even the riddle of North Korea. iek dazzles readers with his analyses of Hollywood films. Venezuelan police reports. Swedish crime fiction and much else. Wherever the conversation turns. his energetic mind illuminates unexpected horizons.While analyzing our present predicaments. iek also explores possibilities for change. What sort of society is worth striving for Why is it difficult to imagine alternative social and political arrangements What are the bases for hope A key obligat...