Doublespeak

This timely intervention exposes the euphemized language of the extreme right as a deceptive attempt to secure greater influence over public policy. Since the end of World War II, the extreme right has made strategic use of ?doublespeak," which apes the language of liberal democracy. Attentive...

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Main Author: Feldman, Matthew
Other Authors: Jackson, Paul, Shekhovtsov, Anton, Griffin, Roger, Wilson, Janet, Wodak, Ruth, Macklin, Graham, Coffe, Hilde, Dewulf, Jeroen, Vossen, Koen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Ibidem Verlag, 2015.
Series:Explorations of the far right.
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Summary:This timely intervention exposes the euphemized language of the extreme right as a deceptive attempt to secure greater influence over public policy. Since the end of World War II, the extreme right has made strategic use of ?doublespeak," which apes the language of liberal democracy. Attentive observation and accurate recognition of these tactics means taking the extreme right's deliberately crafted slogans, symbols, and themes seriously. These essays investigate the extreme right's attempts at ?repackaging" contemporary ultranationalism to make it more palatable to mainstream European an.
Physical Description:1 online resource (337 pages)
ISBN:9783838265544
3838265548
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.