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It's a PC World: What it Means to Live in a Land Gone Politically Correct: What It Means to Live in a World Gone Politically Correct [Paperback]

Edward Stourton (Author)
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Publication Date: 28 May 2009
Almost all of us have a hobby horse we like to ride into battle against Political Correctness, and yet the PC phenomenon just seems to keep on growing, touching every facet of our lives from our pleasures to our politics.

Why? Could it be that this much derided scourge of the modern world contains a germ of goodness? Edward Stourton finds examples in all walks of life - and explodes a few myths along the way. His witty and thought-provoking manoeuvres through the pros and cons of PC are both entertaining and at times unexpectedly disturbing.

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (28 May 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340954876
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340954874
  • Product Dimensions: 16.3 x 1.8 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 367,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'a good book . . . [Stourton] is very much alive to the contradictions of political correctness' (Independent )

'Thoughtful, witty, self-deprecating and well-read' (Mail on Sunday 20081130)

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Edward Stourton is a Presenter of Radio 4's Today programme. He has been involved in news broadcasting since 1979, working for Channel Four News as their Washington Correspondent, the BBC as their Paris Correspondent and ITN as Diplomatic Editor. He presented the One O'clock News for the BBC for six years before joining Today and has also written and presented many television and radio documentaries for the BBC on politics, foreign affairs and religion.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A serious exploration of the topic 2 Jan 2009
By Bluebell TOP 50 REVIEWER
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Edward Stourton has been an admirable and courteous presenter/interviewer on the BBC Radio 4's Today programme for many years and I was dismayed when I heard he was to be dropped for no good reason. I bought his book as an act of support not knowing what it would be like. It could have been a jokey compilation of some of the idiotic consequences of political correctness taken to extremes, however, though there are some very funny anecdotes, it is a serious analysis of the topic. It's a scholarly review going back much further historically than I had imagined would be necessary to find the roots of PC. The author doesn't have a particular axe to grind for or against the value of a PC society but allows readers to make-up their own minds. Enjoyable and thought-provoking.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic new perspective. 4 Oct 2010
By Pagey
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This book offers reasoned debate and a weighty argument in favour of, not political correctness but a sense of the meaning and impact of particular words. Ever had anyone say 'it's political correctness gone mad'? Well this book gives you the power to answer them reasonably and with consistent argument in favour of social cohesion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent, well-written, insightful, and moving 8 April 2013
By jimbobjones
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A fantastic book. Pay no attention to the naysayers who have rated it lowly because it failed to confirm the views they already held. An objective analysis of political correctness, with care taken to expose its faults and flaws, but also to point out the great amount of good this misunderstood phenomenon does.
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