The abandoned generation : democracy beyond the culture of fear / Henry A. Giroux.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [198]-230) and index.

Introduction : War against youth in the post-9/11 era-- 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 -- Leaving most children behind : public education under siege -- Teen girls' resistance and 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.