1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990005773850403321

Titolo

La révolution francaise, 1789-1799 / ouvrage publiè sous la direction de Ernest Lavisse et Alfred Rambaud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Librairie Armand, 1925

Edizione

[3. éd.]

Descrizione fisica

1032 p. ; 26 cm

Disciplina

909

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

909 LAV 1 (8)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453767203321

Autore

Lea John

Titolo

Political correctness and higher education [[electronic resource] ] : British and American perspectives / / John Lea ; foreword by Jonathan Zimmerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-89588-0

1-281-83815-2

9786611838157

0-203-88862-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

378.73

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Political aspects - Great Britain

Education, Higher - Political aspects - United States

Academic freedom - Great Britain

Academic freedom - United States

Political correctness - Great Britain

Political correctness - United States

Electronic books.



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-272) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 PC world: Political correctness and the modern zeitgeist; 2 Loose canons and straw men of the Apocalypse: The conservative campaign against PC in the US; 3 Look right and left before proceeding: The political contours of PC debate in the US; 4 Water buffaloes in Pennsylvania: Closing free speech; 5 The end of civilization in California: Illiberal multiculturalism; 6 A day at the races in Michigan: The victims of reverse discrimination

7 Talking about political correctness: American conversations about political correctness and higher education8 Green sheep in London: The Loony Left and British PC; 9 PC and the panopticon principle: Quangos, surveillance, and scripted communication in the academy; 10 PC and the attenuated academy: Social engineering, widening participation, and professional allegiance; 11 Talking about political correctness: British conversations about political correctness and post-16 education; 12 Conclusion: PC as oxymoron; References; Note on the author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How many times have you heard the phrase: `it's all political correctness gone mad!'Do you ever wonder whether colleges and universities are really awash with trivial concerns about the use of language or whether they are actually trying to address serious concerns about discrimination and harassment?Have you ever wanted to get to the bottom of what all the fuss is about?This book is the first major study of political correctness in post compulsory education to be published in the UK. For readers in the UK unfamiliar with the na