The Terror of Neoliberalism

Authoritarianism and the Eclipse of Democracy

Henry A. Giroux

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English

Garamond Press
09 December 2004

Political science & theory

"Published Under the Garamond Imprint

For copyright reasons, this title is only available in Canada.

Neoliberalism, too commonly regarded as an economic theory, is a complex of values, ideologies, and practices that work more broadly as a ""cultural field."" Giroux argues that its cultural dimensions erode the public participation that is the very foundation of democratic life. Under neoliberal policies, populations are increasingly denied the symbolic, educational, and economic capital necessary for engaged citizenship. Giroux assesses the impact of neoliberalism on the language of democracy, race, education, and the media, offering alternatives necessary to restore democratic institutions.

The main argument of this book is that neoliberalism has to be understood and challenged as both an economic theory and a powerful public pedagogy and cultural politics. That is, it has to be named and critically understood before it can be critiqued. The ""common sense"" assumptions that legitimate neoliberalism's alleged historical inevitability have to be unsettled and then engaged for the social damage they cause at all levels of existence.

Academics please note that this is a title classified as having a restricted allocation of complimentary copies. Restricted titles remain available to adopters and to academics very likely to adopt in the coming semester. When adoption possibilities are less strong and/or further in the future, academics are requested to purchase the title, with the proviso that UTP Higher Education will happily refund the purchase price if the book is indeed adopted."

By: Henry A. Giroux
Imprint: Garamond Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781551930541
ISBN 10: 1551930544
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 09 December 2004
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henry A. Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in Communications at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. He is the author of many books, including Public Spaces/Private Lives: Democracy Beyond 9/11 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003), The Abandoned Generation: Democracy Beyond the Culture of Fear (Palgrave, 2003), and Take Back Higher Education: Race, Youth, and the Crisis of Democracy in the Post-Civil Rights Era (Palgrave, 2004).

Reviews for The Terror of Neoliberalism: Authoritarianism and the Eclipse of Democracy

Henry Giroux has done it again! Against a fastball from Wall Street, the World Bank and the IMF, and the ideologies and practitioners of free market fundamentalism, he smashes a home run. --Robert W. McChesney, author of The Problem of the Media Henry Giroux is society's teacher and conscience. Refusing the easy divide between cultural criticism and economic analysis, he demonstrates the strategies and techniques by which market fundamentalism is profoundly changing people's everyday lives and threatening the values that define our common heritage. --Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill