{"product_id":"the-idea-of-communism-3isbn-9781784783946","title":"The Idea of Communism 3","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn all-star cast of radical intellectuals discuss the continued importance of communist principles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009 Slavoj Žižek brought together an acclaimed group of intellectuals to discuss the continued relevance of communism. Unexpectedly the conference attracted an audience of over 1,000 people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The discussion has continued across the world and this book gathers responses from the conference in Seoul. It includes the interventions of regular contributors Alain Badiou and Slavoj Žižek, as well as work from across Asia, notably from Chinese scholar Wang Hui, offering regional perspectives on communism in an era of global economic crisis and political upheaval.\u003cb\u003eAlex Taek-Gwang Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at Kyung Hee University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlavoj Žižek\u003c\/b\u003e is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London, and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include \u003ci\u003eLiving in the End Times, First as Tragedy, Then as Farce, In Defense of Lost Causes\u003c\/i\u003e, four volumes of the \u003ci\u003eEssential Žižek\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303446106341,"sku":"NP9781784783946","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781784783945_6dad870b-081a-4878-b040-5fe4d3a2400b.jpg?v=1730754336","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-idea-of-communism-3isbn-9781784783946","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}