Political Sociology, United States - Civilization, United States Studies - General & Miscellaneous, U.S. Politics & Government - 1945 - 1989, 20th Century American History - Social Aspects - General & Miscellaneous, Liberalism & Conservatism
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Overview
Written with refreshing clarity and wit, 'POLITICAL CORRECTNESS' describes a cultural nonphenomenon brought into being by the desires of neoconservatives. Nostalgic for the simple moral logic of the Cold War, the conservative Right has created an evil empire within and conferred upon its enemies - from multiculturalists to postmodernists and poststructuralists - a McCarthyite agenda that demands action from the high-minded.Editorials
Library Journal
Many critics of political correctness who consider themselves moderate or even mostly liberal would be surprised to learn from this book just how far to the right they are. Feldstein (English, Rhode Island Coll.) intends here to connect with a general audience while bringing "the weight of contemporary critical theory to bear." A sizable chunk of theory is hefted about, but any hopes the author has of reaching the mainstream are locked in the concrete of academic jargon. Those unable to get excited about signifiers and referents, recontextualization, and Lacan will quickly lose interest; despite the subtitle, people genuinely critical of PC will find no "response" here intended for their consideration. Feldstein assumes all such criticisms to be too absurd for argument. He lumps all PC critics into the same far-right conspiracy, one busy with a "jihad" of racist, sexist, homophobic propaganda For specialized academic collections.Patrick Dunn, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson CityBook Details
Published
January 15, 1997
Publisher
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1997.
Pages
232
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780816624768