The Language of the Past

by Ross Wilson

Book Overview

The Language of the Past analyzes the use of history in discourses within the political, media and the public sphere. It examines how particular terms, phrases and allusions first came into usage, developed and how they are employed today. To speak of something or someone as representing the 'stone age', or characterize an institution as 'byzantine', to describe a business relationship as 'feudal' or to disparage ideals or morality as 'Victorian',...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135005805X
• ISBN13: 9781350058057
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"