{"product_id":"cormac-mccarthys-neoliberalism-a-breakdown-in-mercantile-ethics-9781621909378","title":"Cormac McCarthy's Neoliberalism: A Breakdown in Mercantile Ethics","description":"In \u003ci\u003eCormac McCarthy's Neoliberalism: Breakdown in Mercantile Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, editor Brian James Schill gathers insightful essays that probe how McCarthy's works have commented on and caricatured the economic, political, and cultural forces of neoliberalism. Spanning McCarthy's career from \u003ci\u003eSuttree\u003c\/i\u003e to his final novels \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStella Maris\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume positions McCarthy as both a chronicler of and a participant in the neoliberal era. The contributors explore how McCarthy's fictions--often set against vast, barren landscapes--reflect the predatory logic of neoliberal capitalism, marked by economic inequality, environmental degradation, and social upheaval. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The nine essays presented here argue that McCarthy's critiques go beyond the superficial and delve deeply into the material and cultural conditions shaped by neoliberal governance. By examining the commodification and accumulation of wealth, both in the settings of his novels and the lives of his characters, McCarthy is revealed as both a sharp observer of the social consequences of unchecked capitalist expansion and a participant in that expansion. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eCormac McCarthy's Neoliberalism \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how the master's works grapple with the ways in which neoliberalism has reshaped human relationships, from the intimate to the institutional, while casting a spotlight on those left behind by global economic forces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIAN JAMES SCHILL\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and researcher at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine \u0026amp; Health Sciences. He is the author of the literary history of punk and postpunk music, \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Work in the Punk Bookshelf\u003c\/i\u003e, and his articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eCormac McCarthy Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Punk \u0026amp; Post-Punk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnarchist Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Tennessee Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213332447506,"sku":"9781621909378","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4db107f2-a461-4c29-a96f-2b7a7bd70043.jpg?v=1745365698","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cormac-mccarthys-neoliberalism-a-breakdown-in-mercantile-ethics-9781621909378","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}