ISBN:
9781138584761
,
9781138584778
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 162 Seiten
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Young, Stephen T. [Rezension von: Collins, Victoria E., The violence of neoliberalism] 2021
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Collins, Victoria E. The violence of neoliberalism
DDC:
303.6
Keywords:
Neoliberalism Political aspects
;
Violence Political aspects
;
Equality
;
Neoliberalismus
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Gewalttätigkeit
;
Kriminalität
Abstract:
An introduction to the violence of neoliberalism: crime harm and inequality -- Neoliberalism, consumerism and the global market -- Self-defense or neo-capitalist rhetoric? -- The commoditized spectacle : sports, violence and entertainment -- The cycle of oppression and inequality -- Neoliberalism as a tool and toolmaker in defining the value of the dead -- Neoliberalism, the carceral state and violence -- Neoliberalism and the selling of patriarchy -- The environmental death march : destruction, greed, profit and consumption -- The silent role of non-profit organizations in the neoliberalism trap -- The commodification and illusion of resistance -- Concluding thoughts.
Abstract:
"This book examines the impact of neoliberalism on society, bringing to the forefront a discussion of violence and harm, the inherent inequalities of neoliberalism and the ways in which our everyday lives in the Global North reproduce and facilitate this violence and harm"--
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