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Title: Idea of Communism, the: the Seoul Conference: Volume 1
Author: TAEK-GWANG LEE ALEX/ZIZEK SLAVO (EDS)
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 28/06/2016
Imprint: VERSO
Price: $37.00
Publishing status: Active
In 2009 Slavoj Zizek 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. 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 Zizek, 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. With contributions by Alain Badiou, Wang Hui, Ho Duk Hwang, Rosalind C. Morris, Pun Ngai, Claudia Pozzana, Alessandra Russo, Yong Soon Seo, and Cecile Winter
ISBN: 9781784783945
Weight: 367g
Dimension: 235mm X 156mm
Pages: 288