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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary collection, featuring some of today’s most prominent political theorists, sociologists, philosophers, and historians, challenges narratives of neoliberalism’s demise. The book queries whether contemporary political ruptures—including the rise of far-right forces—will challenge, support, or extend the reach of market rule around the globe.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Theorizing Mutant Neoliberalism | 1
William Callison and Zachary Manfredi
1. Neoliberalism’s Scorpion Tail | 39
Wendy Brown
2. The Market’s People: Milton Friedman and the Making of Neoliberal Populism | 61
Sören Brandes
3. Neoliberals against Europe | 89
Quinn Slobodian and Dieter Plehwe
4. Anti-Austerity on the Far Right | 112
Melinda Cooper
5. Disposing of the Discredited: A European Project | 146
Michel Feher
6. Neoliberalism, Rationality, and the Savage Slot | 177
Julia Elyachar
7. Sexing Homo OEconomicus: Finding Masculinity at Work | 196
Leslie Salzinger
8. Feminist Theory Redux: Neoliberalism’s Public-Private Divide | 215
Megan Moodie and Lisa Rofel
9. “Innovation” Discourse and the Neoliberal University: Top Ten Reasons to Abolish Disruptive Innovation | 244
Christopher Newfield
10. Absolute Capitalism | 269
Étienne Balibar
List of Contributors | 291
Index | 295
