The Invisible Doctrine, 9780241635902
Hardcover
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)

$36.08

  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    17 June 2024

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Summary

The Invisible Doctrine: Unmasking Neoliberalism and Charting a New Course

We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education, our jobs, our healthcare, our leisure, our relationships, our mental wellbeing, the planet we inhabit, and 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 discover that it is neither inevitable nor i…

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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