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The Easy Way
In order to familiarize yourself with the thoughts and strategies of any critic or philosopher without being exposed to the sufferings sustained in the painful job of reading extremely complex texts, you should always focus on the interviews made with the critic or the philosopher. You will get a much better grasp of highly complicated ideas suggested by philosophers such as Sartre, Foucault, and Said by reading through their published interviews. I mention those three authors for it has been claimed by some reviewers that they have turned the activity of giving an interview into an artform. Daly's interviews with Zizek does not spare us from Zizek's playful, and at times elusive, style when he goes down on Kinder chocolate, virtual reality, globalization, Hitchcock, Fight Club, etc... Zizek is as quick and as versatile as you may have imagined him to be from his previous books or lectures. Daly seems to know to press the right buttons in order to get Zizek off the ground. The chemistry in this book makes even Deleuze sound as a wild and attractive philosopher. However, you should beware Zizek's Lacan is quite different from the clinical readings of Lacan. It became quite clear already in 1989 in "the Sublime Object of Ideology" that Zizek preferred to focus on the underestimated Real in the Lacanian cognitive edifice. Daly explains in a very lucid way the importance of the Real to Zizek's Lacan, and he helps the reader to enter Zizek's streams of thought. This book helps any reader to understand Zizek's highly complex ideas in a very simple way. I would place this book among the other books of interviews made with the authors mentioned above, Sartre, Foucault, and Said. Daly and Zizek are preserving the artform.

Most coherent text on Lacan and/or Zizek ever
Previous to reading this book I had read quite a few of Zizek's books, as well as some other secondary material on Lacan, and always seemed to miss the mark on some key conceptual understandings.They were always too technical, above my head, or hard to understand.In this book, by contrast, and probably in part because it's in an interview format, Zizek does an incredible job of succinctly explaining difficult Lacanian concepts in easy to understand terms.He also outlines his vision of politics and ethics, although if you want to see him defending his politics at his best, I reccomend Revolution at the Gates.The first part of the book also has the added bonus of giving alot of biographical information about Zizek, which, quite frankly, I couldn't care less about, but theory-heads might enjoy the story of his life.Daly also does a pretty good job explaining Zizek's interpretation of Lacan in the introduction - at least far better than most secondary material on Zizek.A great read if you want to get to understand Zizek and Lacan better but have had difficulty understanding his other books.

a great introduction
Anyone interested in learning about Zizek should read this book. It is lively and accessible, a perfect way to get acquainted with a daunting thinker who writes faster than most of us read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. History & Surveys - Modern    3. Interviews    4. Philosophers    5. Philosophy    6. Semiotics & Theory    7. Slovenia    8. Zizek, Slavoj    9. éZiézek, Slavoj    10. Biography & Autobiography / Philosophers    11. Cultural studies    12. Sociology, Social Studies    13. Western philosophy, from c 1900 -   

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The Best Book I've Ever Read
This book was, by far, the most moving, challenging, and faith inspiring books I've ever read. It is a must read for every Christian!

Reading This Book Will Move You To Tears
Of Whom The World Was Not Worthy, by Marie Chapian, is one of the most moving books I have read during my Christian walk.It truly lives up to it's name, because the family described in this book, primarily Jacob Kovac and his wife, Jozeca, were truly of whom the world was not worthy.The faith that they held on to, while enduring one of the most horrific times our world has ever seen, is truly awe inspiring. I'm still amazed at how Jozeca managed to have three children under the circumstances she lived in.Especially the second child which she gave birth to during the war.She was on the battlefield away from her husband and family and stayed there supporting the resistance effort until she went into labor.Jozeca was a woman of prayer, and the LORD Jesus heard and answered her prayers. This book is truly a reminder that our God is an awesome God and "For with God nothing shall be impossible."(Luke 1:37).This book was wonderful to read and if you are going through any faith trials right now, just read this book and it will help you get a new perspective on your situation.

Of Whom The World Was Not Wothy
This is the best book I have ever read. It has really restored my faith and changed my life. I met the son Yanni and he is truly a faithful man. I did not know anyone with such a string faith. The story really makes you appreciate what we have. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Case studies    3. Christian life    4. Christianity - Christian Life    5. General    6. History    7. Religion    8. Slovenia    9. World War, 1939-1945   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Baltic States    2. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History: World    6. Political atrocities    7. Political refugees    8. Slovenia    9. World War, 1939-1945    10. History / Russia (pre- & post-Soviet Union)   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    2. History    3. History - Military / War    4. Military    5. Military - General    6. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    7. History / Military / General    8. Warfare & Defence    9. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

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Big Brainy Egos Equal Bad Books
Although this book has great descriptions of the NSK's history and Laibach's music, they're wrapped in the worst sort of pseudo-intellectual merde, if merde is the word I want. The most flagrant problem is Monroe's (ab)use of parentheses in order to say two things at once, e.g. "Laibach's (ab)use of totalitarian imagery..." It's indicative of a larger problem, which is that Monroe thinks he's clever, and he uses every available critical theorist's banality to show you. He pissed me off in the preface by deigning that I might "read the chapters, or even the sections, in any order [I] want." Well, thank you for giving me your permission, faggot, since that's what I was going to do, anyway.
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Art    3. Arts, Slovenian    4. Avant-garde (Aesthetics)    5. Business / Economics / Finance    6. Economics - General    7. Essays    8. General    9. Genres & Styles - Punk    10. History    11. History - Contemporary (1945- )    12. Laibach (Musical group)    13. Neue Slowenische Kunst (Organi    14. Politics / Current Events    15. Public Policy - General    16. Slovenia    17. Art / History / Contemporary (1945-)    18. The Arts: General Issues   

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A great look at the Yugoslav conflict.
Personally, I think that Misha Glenny is one of the best writers on the Balkans.I have spent three years living in the Balkans so I know something about the area.I highly recommend reading his work The Balkans first as it gives great insight into the region.However, if you are only interested in the war than this work can certainly stand alone.The book chronicles events from August 1990 to June 1993.In addition, an epilogue was added in 1996.While it does not cover the most recent aftermath for the time it covers the book is excellent.
A very good account of what happened in the Balkans
Misha Glenny's book offers a really good account of the forces which shaped the Balkan conflict. I have a much clearer idea now of the causes of the conflict, and of the various turning points and missed opportunities. This book seems very unbiased. The author seems apalled by the crimes that take place, but does not focus on attempting to list or catalog them. I do think that you will need another book to fully understand the high-level forces at work (US. UN, NATO, etc.) Perhaps Death of a Nation by Laura Silber (which I haven't read). Deliver Us From Evil, by William Shawcross does a really good job of explaining those things in the context of other events happening at the same time (Somalia, Rwanda, etc.). Also, Glenny's book is a bit dense, so it's not exactly an easy read

Uninterestingly Interesting........
I find it Unintelligently interesting how the world are now masters at our own history, especially the English,
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Subjects:  1. Politics/International Relations    2. Civil war    3. Croatia    4. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    5. Slovenia    6. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

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Insightful reporting from a different perspective
Joe Sacco, Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 (Fantagraphics, 2002)
The genocide of Muslims by Christians in the 1990s
I just finished reading this brilliant work. I was in Eastern Europe in 1991-1993 and saw the refugees coming out of Bosnia. I followed the story as close as I could, even visting a refugee camp. But Sacco's illustrations put me on the ground in the supposed safe zones. The brutality of the supposedly Christian Serbs to Muslim Bosnians is so overwheliming it makes any beheadings in Iraq look like a birthday party in comparison.
Awsome history graphic novel
A graphic novel that reveals the history of the Bosnian war and cleansing of Muslims and Crotians by the Serbs.Novel is by Joe Sacco a Journalist and cartoonist. He also has writtin other graphic novels. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1991-1995    2. Bosnia and Hercegovina    3. Comic books, strips, etc    4. Comics & Cartoons    5. Eastern Europe - General    6. Europe - Former Soviet Republics    7. History    8. History - General History    9. History: World    10. Yugoslav War,    11. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995    12. Bosnia-Herzegovina    13. Comic book & cartoon art    14. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    15. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT    16. Slovenia    17. c 1990 to c 2000   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Croatia    3. Dalmatia    4. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    5. Europe - Italy    6. History    7. History - General History    8. History: World    9. Istria (Croatia and Slovenia)    10. Italians    11. Italy    12. Territorial questions    13. World War, 1939-1945    14. Ethnic studies    15. European history: from c 1900 -    16. Genocide    17. History / Italy    18. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    19. Second World War, 1939-1945    20. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

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A chilling first-person narrative
Metod Milac's account of the dark days before WWII, the rise of fascism, Nazi rule, and communist domination is a chilling perspective of his experiences as a young Slovenian student caught in the vice of political forces that viewed him - and many others - as expendable parts in their quest for world domination. Metod's graphic depictions of life in a succession of forced labor camps and ghettos, of escape, betrayal, and recapture are interlaced with stories of compassion and heroism that paint a vivid panorama of the turmoil, despair, and hope that swallowed the Kingdom of Jugoslavia in the thirties and forties.The narrative is compelling. I was impressed with the detail and research Metod included in this impressive work.Given his advanced degrees, this is to be expected - yet the text is quite approachable. An impressive and important contribution to the library of anyone interested in a very specific insider view of the horrors that befell an ordinary man at an extraordinary time in history! G. Evan Brooks, Cincinnati Ohio

A stark reminder, gently given
The holocaust in Europe during the years of World War II, from approximately 1939 to approximately 1945, resulted in the deaths of approximately 50 million people, most of them civilians.Some of this is approximate because the killings began earlier and continued after these dates, with many of the names and places forgotten.That this tragedy befell millions of Jews is well known, that political prisoners of the Nazis were placed into concentration camps and left to starve is well known, and the "collateral damage" to civilians from bombs and bullets gone astray (or not) is mostly accepted.What seems to have been forgotten is that these were in fact people who had families, hopes, dreams, and aspirations, and that the affected peoples were of virtually all nationalities in Axis-occupied Europe.This memoir by Metod Milac, which describes how he survived WWII in Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), reminds us that the holocaust of WWII created civilian victims of fights that came to visit them during the night, uprooted them into horror, and left them to fend for themselves as best they could even after the fighters went home.
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Subjects:  1. 1924-    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. General    6. Historical - General    7. Milac, Metod M.,    8. Personal narratives, Slovenian    9. Prisoners and prisons, German    10. Prisoners and prisons, Italian    11. World War, 1939-1945    12. Milac, Metod M   

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A Unique Perspective on What Was Lost
Simply beautiful.Amidst the outpour of dry political/historical literature that attempted to explain and contextualize the breakup of Yugoslavia, Debeljak's essay represents a very unique perspective of Yugoslavia's brilliant popular culture as a symbol of the new energy, creativity, and initiative that had come to characterize the first truly Yugoslav generations: that young segment of society that, if not obstructed by politics and warmongering, could very well have led the peoples of this southwest Balkan state towards an era of a truly "cosmopolitan" national identity.Debeljak laments the creative, constructive and truly "Yugoslav" intellectual and cultural force that was supressed and destructed by the wars of the 90s.His work provides a unique perspective of a frequently overlooked aspect of Yugoslav identity which many today claim never existed.The emotional force of the writing of this X-Yugoslav additionally proves that it did.

Should be rated with no stars
Ah how biased is this book! I wonder how somebody can right this and claim it to be true.....Croatia was arming for war much before Milosevic came to power.Tudjman was a real war monger and a real Radical nationalist. He aimed to clean Croatia of Serbs (like Pavelic started in W.W.II)and he managed to do it in 1995, with Clinton's help.
tedious and one-sided finger-pointing
After reading this essay, I was impressed by how little impression it made on me.Other than this: it is written by a very self-absorbed poet/philosopher who laments the collapse of Yugoslavia, but only offers one-sided blame towards the Serb republic.This made for a very tedious read, as not a single high-flown metaphor of Debeljak's is directed towards any Slovenian politician who might have played a role in the disaster.In fact, while gnashing his teeth over the Yugoslavia that was taken away from his generation, Debeljak then talks about his pride in defending his Slovenian homeland from the Serb "aggressors".Was the Yugoslavian National Army not in fact trying to keep Yugoslavia whole?It's contradictions like this that make for a very weak essay.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1961-    2. Anthologies (multiple authors)    3. Contemporary Politics - Eastern Europe    4. Debeljak, Ales,    5. Debeljak, Aleés,    6. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    7. General    8. Multiculturalism    9. Personal narratives, Slovenian    10. Politics / Current Events    11. Politics/International Relations    12. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995    13. Yugoslavia    14. Debeljak, Ales    15. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    16. Literary Collections / Essays    17. Political structure & processes    18. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. Democratization    2. Government - General    3. History & Theory - General    4. Political Ideologies - Democracy    5. Political Process - General    6. Political Science    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Post-communism    10. Slovenia    11. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    12. Political structures: democracy   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - General    2. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    3. Europe - Italy    4. History - General History    5. Modern - 20th Century    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Anthropology    9. Croatia    10. European History    11. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    12. Italy    13. Slovenia    14. Social Science / Anthropology / General    15. Social groups & communities    16. Social, group or collective psychology    17. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Eastern Europe - General    3. Economic conditions    4. Europe - General    5. European Union    6. History    7. History: World    8. International - Economics    9. Slovenia    10. Eastern Europe    11. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    12. History / Europe / General   

Subjects:  1. History & Surveys - General    2. History & Surveys - Modern    3. Philosophy    4. éZiézek, Slavoj    5. Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory    6. Slovenia    7. Western philosophy, from c 1900 -   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Balkan Peninsula - History    3. Eastern Europe - General    4. Ethnic relations    5. Europe - Baltic States    6. International Relations (Specific Aspects)    7. International Relations - General    8. Kosovo (Serbia)    9. Political Science    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Religion    12. Serbia    13. Sociology    14. Sociology of Religion    15. Albania    16. Christianity    17. Cultural studies    18. Ethnic studies    19. Islam    20. Political Science / International Relations    21. Religious groups    22. Slovenia   

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Awfully hard to read
I am reading "Pilgrim Among the Shadows" by Boris Pahor (Orlando, FL, 1995, Harcourt Brace & Co.), a translation by Michael Biggins from the Slovenian of "Nekropola." It appears to be the only work by Pahor to have been translated into English.Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Historical - Holocaust    4. Holocaust    5. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)    6. Jewish Holocaust Personal Narratives    7. Personal narratives, Slovenian    8. Prisoners and prisons, German    9. World War II - Europe    10. World War, 1939-1945    11. Europe    12. European history: Second World War    13. Jewish studies    14. Oral history    15. Pahor, Boris    16. Second World War, 1939-1945    17. The Holocaust   

Subjects:  1. History - Military / War    2. Military - General   

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A Different View on the Battle of Caporetto
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Subjects:  1. Caporetto, Battle of, Kobarid,    2. Caporetto, Battle of, Kobarid, Slovenia, 1917    3. History    4. History - Military / War    5. History: World    6. Military - General    7. Military - World War I    8. Battles & campaigns    9. European history: First World War    10. First World War, 1914-1918    11. Germany    12. Italy    13. Political Science / International Security   

Subjects:  1. Balkan Peninsula - History    2. Dictionaries    3. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    4. History    5. History - General History    6. Reference    7. Slovenia    8. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    9. Reference works    10. Social Science / Reference   

Subjects:  1. 1990-    2. Democracy    3. Government - General    4. Political Process - General    5. Political Science    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics and government    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Slovenia    10. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    11. Political structures: democracy