The recent experience of the Yugoslav war and the rise of "irrational" violence in contemporary societies provides the theoretical and political context of this book, which uses Lacanian psychoanalysis as the basis for a renewal of the Marxist theory of ideology. The author's analysis leads into a study of the figure of woman in modern art and ideology, including studies of "The Crying Game" and the films of David Lynch, and the links between violence and power/gender relations.
- ISBN10 086091688X
- ISBN13 9780860916888
- Publish Date 26 July 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 November 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Verso Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 227
- Language English