Political English: Language and the Decay of Politics

by Thomas Docherty

Book Overview

From post-truth politics to "no-platforming" on university campuses, the English language has been both a potent weapon and a crucial battlefield for our divided politics. In this important and wide-ranging intervention, Thomas Docherty explores the politics of the English language, its implication in the dynamics of political power and the spaces it offers for dissent and resistance. From the authorised English of the King James Bible to the colonial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350101397
• ISBN13: 9781350101395
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"