Fighting Words: The Politics of Hateful Speech

by Laurence R. Marcus

This intriguing book reflects on the conditions on college campuses that give rise to words and acts of hate, on the consequences of these episodes, and on strategies intended to improve intergroup harmony. Using the speech given by Nation of Islam spokesperson Khalid Abdul Muhammad at Kean College in 1993, the book begins with a consideration of the societal trends affecting today's college student, including the increasing economic uncertainty that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275954382
• ISBN13: 9780275954383
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"