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001 2008014941
003 DLC
005 20090831125601.0
008 080407s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008014941
020 $a9780415962582 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 $a9780415962599 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $ae-uk---$an-us---
050 00 $aLC178.G7$bL43 2008
082 00 $a378.73$222
100 1 $aLea, John.
245 10 $aPolitical correctness and higher education :$bBritish and American perspectives /$cJohn Lea.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bRoutledge,$c2008.
263 $a0809
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPC world: political correctness and the modern zeitgeist -- Loose canons and straw men of the apocalypse: the conservative campaign against PC in the US -- Look right and left before proceeding: the political contours PC debate in the US -- Water buffaloes in Pennsylvania: closing free speech -- The end of civilisation in California: illiberal multiculturalism -- A day at the races in Michigan: the victims of reverse discrimination -- Talking about political correctness: American conversations about political correctness and higher education -- Green sheep in London: the loony left and British PC -- PC and the panopticon principle: quangos, surveillance, and scripted communication in the academy -- PC and the attenuated academy: social engineering, widening participation, and professional allegiance -- Talking about political correctness: British conversations about political correctness and post-16 education -- Conclusion: PC as oxymoron.
650 0 $aEducation, Higher$xPolitical aspects$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aEducation, Higher$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAcademic freedom$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aAcademic freedom$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPolitical correctness$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aPolitical correctness$zUnited States.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0816/2008014941.html