The Invisible Doctrine

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

Author: George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison

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‘Explosive and beautifully told … these truths can set us free’ - Danny Dorling‘This 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 Lucas

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A short anatomy of neoliberalism that shatters its founding myths and points the way to an alternative systemWe 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 discover that it is neither inevitable nor immutable. It was conceived, propagated, and then concealed by the powerful few. Our task is to bring it into the light-and to build a new system that is worth fighting for.Neoliberalism. Do you know what it is?

Critic Reviews

Explosive and beautifully told … these truths can set us free -- Danny Dorling
This 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 Anderson
Incisive, illuminating, eye-opening—an unsparing anatomy of the great ideological beast stalking our times -- David Wallace-Wells
The Invisible Doctrine is everything you need. Monbiot and Hutchinson have written the definitive short history of the neoliberal confidence trick -- Yanis Varoufakis
Mrs Thatcher was wrong: there is an alternative. Read this book and rebel -- Guy Shrubsole
Read it, get angry, demand better! -- Gaia Vince
Vital, vivid, compelling. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how dark money and hidden influence have taken over politics - and the world -- Peter Geoghegan
An urgent unmasking of some of the most powerful and insidious yet overlooked ideas of our era -- Olúfemi O. Táíwò
This 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 Lucas
This 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 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. One of them, adapted from his 2013 TED talk, How Wolves Change Rivers, has been viewed on YouTube over 40 million times. Another, on Natural Climate Solutions, which he co-presented with Greta Thunberg, has been watched over 60 million times.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. A NY Times Critics Pick and #1-selling doc on iTunes, the bestselling companion book has been translated into 2-dozen languages (Seven Stories Press).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).

Product Details

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd | Allen Lane

Published

16th May 2024

Pages

224

ISBN

9780241635902

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

01 Apr, 2025

Wonderfully written. Very insightful.
By Brendan

25 Mar, 2025

It is brilliant. A condensed explanation of how we have arrived at our societal, economic and environmental plight, yet seemingly with hardly anyone noticing. Monbiot and Hutchinson deserve applause, this needs to be on school curricula everywhere, but hopefully it will be a best seller, if it is not already.
By Susanne

13 May, 2025

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