The ascent of the A-word assholism, the first sixty years
Presents a history of the word "asshole"--from its use by World War II servicemen to express frustration at arrogant superiors to its first use in print by Norman Mailer to George W. Bush's use of the word to describe a journalist.
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New York, NY :
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c2012.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Nunberg, Geoffrey, |d 1945- | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The ascent of the A-word : |b assholism, the first sixty years / |c Geoffrey Nunberg. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York, NY : |b PublicAffairs, |c c2012. | ||
| 300 | |a xvii, 251 p. : |b ill. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The word -- The uses of vulgarity -- The rise of talking dirty -- The asshole comes of age -- Men are all assholes -- The asshole in the mirror -- The allure of assholes -- The assholism of public life. | |
| 520 | |a Presents a history of the word "asshole"--from its use by World War II servicemen to express frustration at arrogant superiors to its first use in print by Norman Mailer to George W. Bush's use of the word to describe a journalist. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a English language |x Obscene words. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Words, Obscene. | |
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