The Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
Published on 27. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-80206-269-4 (ISBN)
Description
*The #1 Sunday Times bestseller*
'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
How can you fight something if you don't know it exists?
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 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?
'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
How can you fight something if you don't know it exists?
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 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?
Reviews / Votes
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 -- Olufemi O. Taiwo 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 RobeynsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80206-269-4 (9781802062694)
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Additional editions
George Monbiot | Peter Hutchison
The Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
E-Book
05/2024
Penguin
€10.99
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Persons
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.
Peter Hutchison is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author, educator and activist.
Peter Hutchison is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author, educator and activist.