| The Retreat of Reason: Political Correctness and the Corruption of Public Debate in Modern Britain (Second Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Anthony Browne
Publisher: Civitas:Institute for the Study of Civil Society
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 10323
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 121
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1903386500
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9781903386507
ASIN: 1903386500
Publication Date: April 10, 2006
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 Precise analysis November 20, 2006
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
It's pretty rare to find a book that hits the nail of its subject with such chilling and brief precision. Read it quickly before it is banned!
Excellent November 15, 2006
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
"The Retreat of Reason" was a breath of fresh air. The nonsense of Political Correctness, that we all suspect, becomes starkly outlined as its absurdities and consequences are laid out by Mr Browne in his wonderful little book. I'm glad I bought it, and recommend it to anyone.
It's published by a think-tank called "Civitas", you can learn more about them from their website, civitas.org.uk
Read it before we all go down October 12, 2006
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
This book is excellent both in content and description.
Read it while you can and recommend it.
Spot on October 9, 2006
41 out of 43 found this review helpful
As someone said, there's not much that feels especially new in it - and yet I've never read a book that addresses this topic quite so directly before. Some parts of it seem so blindingly obviously right that you almost wonder that it needs to be said. But of course it very much does need to be said. Browne occasionally refers to Political Correctness as an infection, and it certainly seems like that to me - and as he shows very clearly, a very serious and harmful one that has created a new kind of tyranny. I don't suppose that those who are electively blind will be cured by reading this book; but if you're not, you should read it.
Modern Masterpiece March 13, 2006
39 out of 42 found this review helpful
Quite simply, a modern classic, that will surely become required reading for academics, MP's and anyone with an interest on socialisation in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. A must have!!!
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