On Practice and Contradiction

A collection of the writings that underpinned the Chinese revolution—presented by “one of the world’s best-known public intellectuals” ( New York Review Books ) These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and Mao’s clarion call to insurrection has lost none of its ability to stir the blood and stimulate the mind. Drawing on a dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics, Slavoj Žižek’s introduction reaches unsettling conclusions about the place