Unspeak by Steven Poole

Unspeak by Steven Poole

Unspeak is language as a weapon. Every day, we are bombarded with those apparently simple words or phrases that actually conceal darker meanings. Climate change is less threatening than Global Warming; we say ethnic cleansing 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. Operation Iraqi Freedom did more than put a positive spin on the American war with Iraq; it gave the invasion such a likeable phrase that the American news networks quickly adopted it as their tagline for reporting on the war. 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 astounding 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.

Praise for Steven Poole: *'Splendid.. witty, comprehensive and passionate' TIMES *'Essential reading' GUARDIAN *'Delightful and insightful' EVENING STANDARD

Steven Poole is a contracted writer for the GUARDIAN, on literary and cultural subjects. He is the author of TRIGGER HAPPY, a critically acclaimed study of the aesthetics and culture of videogames.

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ISBN 13	9780316731003
ISBN 10	0316731005
Title	Unspeak
Author	Steven Poole
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Little, Brown & Company
Year published	2007-04-16
Number of pages	288
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