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200 10$aPolitical correctness and higher education $eBritish and American perspectives /$fJohn Lea ; foreword by Jonathan Zimmerman
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aNew York $cRoutledge$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (292 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [265]-272) and index.
327   $aBook 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
327   $a7 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
330   $aHow 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
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