Unspeak: Words Are Weapons by Steven Poole

Unspeak is language as a weapon. Every day, we are bombarded with those apparently simplewords or phrases that actually conceal darker meanings. 'Climate change' is less threatening than 'Global Warming', we say ethniccleansing when we mean mass murder. As we absorb and repeat Unspeak we are accepting the messages that politicians, businessmen and military agencies wish us to believe. ... By repackaging the language we use to describe international affairs or domestic politics, Unspeak tries to make controversial issues unspeakable and, therefore, unquestionable. In this thought-provoking and important book, Steven Poole traces the globalizing wave of modern Unspeak from culture wars to the culture of war and reveals how everyday words are changing the way we think.

Publisher:	Abacus
Year:	2007
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780349119243
Condition:	Good
Description:	Pages beginning to tan.

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SKU: 1593681
Location: Non Fiction