Full Description
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.
Drawing on a range of contemporary topics such as state violence, the carceral state, patriarchy, toxic masculinity, death, sports and entertainment, this book unmasks the banal forms of violence and harm that are a routine part of life that usurp, commodify and consume to reify the existing status quo of harm and inequality. It aims to defamiliarize routine forms of violence and inequality, thereby highlighting our own participation in its perpetuation, though consumerism and the consumption of neoliberal dogma.
It is essential reading for students across criminology, sociology and political philosophy, particularly those engaged with crimes of the powerful, state crime and social harm.
Contents
Foreword; 1. An introduction to the violence of neoliberalism: crime, harm and inequality; 2. Neoliberalism, consumerism and the global market; 3. Self-defense or neo-capitalist rhetoric?; 4. The commoditized spectacle: sports, violence and entertainment; 5. The cycle of oppression and inequality; 6. Neoliberalism as a tool and toolmaker in defining the value of the dead; 7. Neoliberalism, the carceral state and violence; 8. Neoliberalism and the selling of patriarchy; 9. The environmental death march: destruction, greed, profit and consumption; 10. The silent role of non-profit organizations in the neoliberalism trap; 11. The commodification and illusion of resistance; 12. Concluding Thoughts; Index
