Toxic Literacies: Exposing the Injustice of Bureaucratic Texts
Book Description
"Official documentation" hides human rights violations in this country. Men, women, and children are incapacitated by legally sanctioned discriminatory practices that occur through the use of bureaucratic texts such as laws, court transcripts, medical reports, insurance policies, and work orders.
Based on a six-year ethnographic study, Toxic Literacies tells the story of:
Cindy, wh... MoreBook Information
Publisher | Heinemann |
Binding | Hardcover |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 244 |
ISBN-10 | 0435081373 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0435081379 |
Publication Date | 09/16/1996 |
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