A01=Haig A. Bosmajian
Author_Haig A. Bosmajian
Category=JPVR
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Product details
- ISBN 9780819131867
- Weight: 227g
- Dimensions: 137 x 213mm
- Publication Date: 17 Mar 1983
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Examines decadence in our language, especially that language which leads to dehumanization and degradation of human beings. Powerful illustrations may be found in the fact that, for instance, Hitler's "Final Solution" appeared "reasonable" once the Jews were successfully labelled by the Nazis as sub-humans, "parasites," "vermin," or "bacilli." So, too, the subjugation of the American Indian was "defensible" since they were defined as "barbarians" and "savages." The author of this engrossing text that was originally published in 1974 by Public Affairs Press successfully identifies and critically comments on the racist, sexist, and ethnic slurs still predominant in society today, with the hope that this decadence will be cured. Winner of the 1983 George Orwell Award from the Committee on Doublespeak of the NCTE.
Haig Bosmajian is Professor of Speech Communication at the University of Washington in Seattle.
