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Cory Blad - Neoliberalism And National Culture: State-building And Legitimacy In Canada And Quebec: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 38 - 9781608462438 - V9781608462438
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Neoliberalism And National Culture: State-building And Legitimacy In Canada And Quebec: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 38

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Description for Neoliberalism And National Culture: State-building And Legitimacy In Canada And Quebec: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 38 Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KBCQ; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Neoliberal globalisation is understood to have a corrosive effect on the state. Reductions in economic regulatory capacities combined with an ideological attack on the public necessity of social spending has left many with the impression that the state is a weakened institution, at best. This book argues that global capitalism actually requires state institutional authority, but the legitimation of this authority is increasingly tied to cultural rather than economic means. Canada and Quebec are presented examples of how neoliberal states achieve integration.

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Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Studies in Critical Social Sciences
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781608462438
SKU
V9781608462438
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About Cory Blad
Cory Blad Ph.D. (2006) in Sociology, University of Tennessee, is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Manhattan College. His research focuses on the nexus of neoliberalism and cultural politics with particular emphasis on the role of state institutions.

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“There is so little to be said about globalization that is not cliché. Globalization, apparently, has the ability to either construct world peace, or rip the world apart. It is purported to create unimaginable wealth and equally devastating poverty. In many ways, I am taking the easy road by circumventing these metanarratives and examining an artifact of this seemingly ubiquitous ... Read more

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