The choice of civil war : neoliberal strategy and the politics of the enemy / Pierre Dardot, Haud Guéguen, Christian Laval, Pierre Sauvêtre ; translated by Andy Bliss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dardot, Pierre, author.

Guéguen, Haud, 1976- author.

Laval, Christian, author.

Sauvêtre, Pierre, author.

Contributor:

Bliss, Andy, translator.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Conservatism.

Neoliberalism--Political aspects.

Neoliberalism.

conservatism.

Genre:

Translations

Physical Description:

xi, 260 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Verso, 2026.

Summary:

Margaret Thatcher's mantra 'there is no alternative' was not a statement of historical fact but a strategic objective. She shared with Hayek, Pinochet, Mises, Trump, Bolsonaro, and Macron a commitment to utilizing ideology, constitutional economics, labour discipline, and culture wars, as well as police and military force, to prevent popular resistance from organizing. Whatever their doctrinal differences, they all see the state's tight control of democracy as the most effective means of defeating egalitarian alternatives. Neoliberalism persists today thanks to its ability to defeat opponents while deepening social and cultural regression.

Notes:

Translated from the French.

First publishsed as Le choix de la guerre civile-Une autre histoire du néolibéralisme by Lux Canada, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781804296189

180429618X

OCLC:

1564131794

Publisher Number:

CIPO000318748