The terror of the unforeseen

Book 2019

"In a searing takedown of the populist authoritarian vision of America, [this] tackles the resurgence of fascism in the age of Donald Trump's presidency. Through the mendacious exchange of facts for "fake news," Henry A. Giroux examines the language of hatred that activates neoliberal fascism, complete with state-sanctioned racism, casino capitalism, and fear-mongering at federal and local levels. In this "age of disposability," Trump's rhetoric...

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Authoritarianism United States 21st century

Hate United States 21st century

Neoliberalism United States 21st century

Toleration United States 21st century

Trump, Donald, 1946-

United States Politics and government 2017-2021

United States Social conditions 21st century

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ISBN:

9781940660493
1940660491

Description:

xiii, 245 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

"LARB provocations."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-235) and index

Contents:

The unforeseen in the era of fear. The ghost of fascism in the age of Trump ; Beyond the language of hate in dark times ; The politics of neoliberal fascism ; The twilight of the social
Landscapes of terror and struggle. Neoliberalism and higher education in a time of tyranny ; Shooting children in the age of disposability: beyond the spectacle of the American carnage ; Striking for justice: teachers and students protesting neoliberal violence ; Beyond neoliberal fasicm

LCCN:

2018965700

Control Number:

3047643

Other Authors:

Casablancas, Julian, writer of introduction

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