You can't say that! : freedom of speech and the invisible muzzle / contributors, Janet Albrechtsen ....
You can't say that! : freedom of speech and the invisible muzzle / contributors, Janet Albrechtsen ....
You can't say that! : freedom of speech and the invisible muzzle / contributors, Janet Albrechtsen ... [et al.].
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Publisher
St Leonards, N.S.W. : The Centre for Independent Studies, 2012.
Date
2012.
Call Numbers
300.5/4
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
v, 23 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Contributors -- Introduction / Meegan Cornforth -- The all-pervasive disease of political correctness / James Allan -- The language of denial: freedom of speech in an age of political correctness / Thilo Sarrazin -- 'It's a free/unfree thing' / Janet Albrechtsen -- The language of political correctn...
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Publisher
St Leonards, N.S.W. : The Centre for Independent Studies, 2012.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2012.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This collection of four speeches warns against the increasing restrictions on free speech in a world being taken over by political correctness. Ostensibly a tool for civility and respect, political correctness is effectively muzzling the foundation of a free society: open and robust debate in a free exchange of ideas.
Alternative Titles
Full title
You can't say that! : freedom of speech and the invisible muzzle / contributors, Janet Albrechtsen ... [et al.].
Portion of title
Freedom of speech and the invisible muzzle.
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
CIS occasional paper, 0155-7386 ; 124.
Contributors: Janet Albrechtsen, James Allan, Brendan O'Neill, Thilo Sarrazin.
"This collection of essays is based on the speeches presented at the annual CIS Big Ideas Forum held on 1 August 2011 at the Sydney Masonic Centre".
Additional physical form availability note
Also available online. Address as at 28/02/2012 :http://www.cis.org.au/publications/occasional-papers/article/3932-you-cant-say-that-freedom-of-speech-and-the-invisible-muzzle.
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300.5/4
Record Identifier
74Vvk8X62o83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvk8X62o83
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ISBN
9781864321630 (pbk.)
DDC
323.443
MMS ID
991013972669702626
