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Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech, and Sexual Harassment
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Publisher Random House Inc
Publication date August 1, 1996
Pages 179
Binding Hardcover
Edition 1
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780679444718
ISBN-10 0679444718
Dimensions 1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight 0.85 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $23.00
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A witty and provocative look at censorship and language traces the origins, history, and implications of common swear words; the role of obscenity in social, personal, and theological conversation and literature; and language regulations and political correctness. 30,000 first printing. Tour.
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9780679444718 | details & prices | 179 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $23.00
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