The Invisible Doctrine, 9780241635902
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Unmask the hidden force shaping your life and build a new future.

The Invisible Doctrine

The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    17 June 2024

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Summary

A short anatomy of neoliberalism that shatters its founding myths and points the way to an alternative system.

We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental wellbeing; the planet we inhabit – the very air we breathe. So pervasive has it become that, for most people, it has no name. It seems unavoidable, like a natural law.

But trace it back to its roots, and we dis…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241635902
ISBN-10:024163590X
Author:George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Allen Lane
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:17 June 2024
Weight:221g
Dimensions:190mm x 118mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

Explosive and beautifully told … these truths can set us free – Danny DorlingThis brave book borders on being a page turner … ‘The Secret History of Neoliberalism’ is really the ultimate crime novel, one in which we all play a part – Kevin AndersonIncisive, illuminating, eye-opening—an unsparing anatomy of the great ideological beast stalking our times – David Wallace-WellsThe Invisible Doctrine is everything you need. Monbiot and Hutchinson have written the definitive short history of the neoliberal confidence trick – Yanis VaroufakisMrs Thatcher was wrong: there is an alternative. Read this book and rebel – Guy ShrubsoleRead it, get angry, demand better! – Gaia VinceVital, vivid, compelling. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how dark money and hidden influence have taken over politics - and the world – Peter GeogheganAn urgent unmasking of some of the most powerful and insidious yet overlooked ideas of our era – Olúfemi O. TáíwòThis book is dynamite – shining a spotlight on the evils of neoliberalism, shattering the myth that ‘there is no alternative’, and laying the foundations for a new politics – Caroline LucasThis is the book we have been waiting for. Read it, discuss it with your friends, and join the resistance! – Ingrid Robeyns

About The Author

George Monbiot

George Monbiot is an author, Guardian columnist and environmental campaigner. His best-selling books include Feral- Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life and Heat- How We Can Stop the Planet Burning; his latest is Regenesis- Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet. George cowrote the concept album Breaking the Spell of Loneliness with musician Ewan McLennan, and has made a number of viral videos.

Peter Hutchison is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, NY Times bestselling author, educator and activist. He directed & produced Requiem for the American Dream- ft. Noam Chomsky (2105) - an exploration of wealth inequity in America. His award-winning films include- Healing From Hate (2020), Devil Put the Coal in the Ground (2022), and The Cure For Hate- Bearing Witness to Auschwitz (2023).

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