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Author:   John Lea (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780415962582

ISBN 10:   0415962587
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   20 November 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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@contents: Preface Foreword: by Jonathan Zimmerman Chapter One: PC World: Political Correctness and the Modern Zeitgeist Chapter Two: Loose Canons and Straw men of the Apocalypse: The Conservative Campaign Against PC in the US Chapter Three: Look Right and Left before proceeding: The political contours PC debate in the US Chapter Four Water buffaloes in Pennsylvania: Closing Free Speech Chapter Five The End of Civilisation in California: Illiberal Multiculturalism Chapter Six A Day at the Races in Michigan: The Victims of Reverse Discrimination Chapter 7 Talking about Political correctness: American conversations about political correctness and higher education Chapter 8 Green sheep in London: The Loony Left and British PC Chapter 9 PC and the Panopticon Principle: Quangos, Surveillance, and Scripted Communication in the Academy Chapter 10 PC and the Attenuated Academy: Social Engineering, widening participation, and professional allegiance Chapter 11 Talking about political correctness: British conversations about political correctness and post-16 education Chapter 12 Conclusion: PC as Oxymoron Bibliography

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