{"product_id":"neoliberalism-9781138654631","title":"Neoliberalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to the rise of neoliberalism over the past several decades, we live in an era of rampant anxiety, insecurity, and inequality. While neoliberalism has become somewhat of an academic buzzword in recent years, this book offers a rich and multilayered introduction to what is arguably the most pressing issue of our times. Engaging with prominent scholarship in media and cultural studies, as well as geography, sociology, economic history, and political theory, author Julie Wilson pushes against easy understandings of neoliberalism as market fundamentalism, rampant consumerism, and\/or hyper-individualism. Instead, Wilson invites readers to interrogate neoliberalism in true cultural studies fashion, at once as history, theory, practice, policy, culture, identity, politics, and lived experience. Indeed, the book's primary aim is to introduce neoliberalism in all of its social complexity, so that readers can see how neoliberalism shapes their own lives, as well as our political ho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Equal parts history, analysis and manifesto, \u003ci\u003eNeoliberalism\u003c\/i\u003e dissects the competitive, free market logic that defines our era.Wilson engages a dazzling range of theory and research in a highly accessible fashion, and brings this material to life with examples from schooling, popular media culture and politics. Especially geared to youth, this remarkable textbook shows how the rising inequalities and anxieties associated with neoliberalism can be resisted.\"-Laurie Ouellette, University of Minnesota Twin Cities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is both a brilliant intellectual intervention and a vital teaching resource. Julie Wilson shows how abstract theories of neoliberalism relate to our everyday life experiences, offering us a range of critical tools for understanding neoliberal culture and pointing to how we might construct alternatives.\" -Jo Littler, City University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in Competition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Critical Foundations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New Hegemony: The Rise of Neoliberalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeoliberal Truths and Consequences: The Four Ds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Powers of Neoliberalism: A Case Study \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Neoliberal Culture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hustle: Self-Enterprise and Neoliberal Labor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Moods of Enterprise: Neoliberal Affect and the Care of the Self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnterprising Democracy: Neoliberal Citizenship and the Privatization of Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in Common\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019512938839,"sku":"9781138654631","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138654631.jpg?v=1750780491","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/neoliberalism-9781138654631","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}