Zizek said he hated this cover: it looks like he does not care about the destruction behind him, or suggests that he had something to do with it. It seems nihilist. The book is actually about a point in our very recent history that seems extraordinary, looking back. It was a short pause in political alienation and disengagement. Many people, around the world, suddenly felt that it was worth trying to make things better. And they actually tried.

This is not the most usual book in Zizek's bibliohraphy, since it is very dated. But the year he refers to is worth remembering and analising. What eventually made the liberation movements fade? What was different in the first place, that inspired people to demand freedom and democracy?