Political correctness : a history of semantics and culture / Geoffrey Hughes.
Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939-
2010
BD175.5.P65 H84 2009 (Mapit)
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Title Political correctness : a history of semantics and culture / Geoffrey Hughes.
Author Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939-
ISBN 9781405152785 (alk. paper)
1405152788 (alk. paper)
9781405152792 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405152796 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint Maldon, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Language English
Description xiii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number BD175.5.P65 H84 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.01
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Language library.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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Defining political correctness
The origins and the debate
Words and authorities : dictionaries and lexicographers
The evolution of the word field
Issues of race, nationality, gender, and difference
Agendas old and new
Political correctness in the past
Culture
Conclusion : the right thing to do? Progressive orthodoxy, empty convention or double standard?

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