Geoffrey Nunberg
The Ascent of the A-word
Geoffrey Nunberg · 2012
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Presents a history of the word "asshole"--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.
Book details
- Year
- 2012
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 251
- ISBN
- 9781610391757
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