The Idea of Communism

Slavoj Zizek, Costas Douzinas, Alain Badiou, Judith Balso, Bruno Bosteels, Susan Buck-Morss, Terry Eagleton, Peter Hallward, Michael Hardt, Jean-Luc Nancy, Antonio Negri, Jacques Ranciere, Mark Russo, Alberto Toscano, and Gianni Vattimo

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