Henry A. Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.

'...should not be missed by anyone who works with children as a teacher, parent, or social worker.' - Michael Payne, The Sunbury Item 'A marvelous hard-driving book that digs deep and rips away a lot of bunk and pretense ... it has the power of a moral and sophisticated manifesto.' - Jonathan Kozol

• Introduction: The War Against Youth in a Post 9/11 Era PART I: DEMOCRACY BEYOND CULTURE OF FEAR Public Time versus Emergency Time: Politics, Terrorism, and the Culture of Fear Democracy, Patriotism, and Schooling after September 11: Critical Citizens or Unthinking Patriots? Global Capitalism and the Return of the Garrison State: Rethinking Hope in the Age of In-Security PART II: THE ABANDONED GENERATION Leaving Most Children Behind: Public Education Under Siege Teen Girls' Resistance: The Disappearing Social in 'Ghost World' From 'Manchild' to Baby Boy: Race and the Politics of Self-Help Higher Education, Inc.: Training Students to Be Consumers