The Terror of Neoliberalism (Cultural Politics & the Promise of Democracy)

@book{citeulike:391272, abstract = {{Neo-liberalism has become the most influential ideology of our times. It guides both Democratic and Republican policies and, increasingly, those of European and developing countries worldwide. Influential cultural critic Henry Giroux assesses the impact of neoliberalism and points in this book to better approaches to building real democracy. <P>Neoliberalism, too commonly regarded 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, Giroux shows, 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 our democratic institutions.}}, author = {Giroux, Henry A. }, citeulike-article-id = {391272}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {1594510113}, keywords = {empiricial-historical}, month = {September}, posted-at = {2008-05-11 21:34:06}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{Paradigm Publishers}}, title = {The Terror of Neoliberalism (Cultural Politics \& the Promise of Democracy)}, url = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21\&amp;path=ASIN/1594510113}, year = {2004} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:391272 TI - The Terror of Neoliberalism (Cultural Politics & the Promise of Democracy) PB - {Paradigm Publishers} SN - 1594510113 N2 - {Neo-liberalism has become the most influential ideology of our times. It guides both Democratic and Republican policies and, increasingly, those of European and developing countries worldwide. Influential cultural critic Henry Giroux assesses the impact of neoliberalism and points in this book to better approaches to building real democracy. <P>Neoliberalism, too commonly regarded 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, Giroux shows, 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 our democratic institutions.} KW - empiricial-historical AU - Giroux, Henry PY - 2004/09/30/ UR - http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&amp;path=ASIN/1594510113 ER -