New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
Tony Bennett
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Description for New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
Paperback. Showcases 142 signed entries - from art, commodity, and fundamentalism to youth, utopia, the virtual, and the West - that capture the practices, institutions, and debates of contemporary society. This book builds on Raymond Williams' classic "Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society", by reflecting the transformation in culture and society. Editor(s): Bennett, Tony; Grossberg, Lawrence; Morris, Meaghan. Num Pages: 456 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 782.
Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams’ Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society. Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and updates Williams’ classic, reflecting the transformation in culture and society since its publication. New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society is a state-of-the-art reference for students, teachers and culture vultures everywhere.
Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams’ Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society. Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and updates Williams’ classic, reflecting the transformation in culture and society since its publication. New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society is a state-of-the-art reference for students, teachers and culture vultures everywhere.
- Assembles a stellar team of internationally renowned and interdisciplinary social thinkers and theorists
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
692g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631225690
SKU
V9780631225690
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About Tony Bennett
Lawrence Grossberg is Professor of Communication Studies at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He co-edited the seminal volume Cultural Studies (l990) and is the author of We Gotta Get Out of this Place (1992) and Bringing it All Back Home (l997). He also co-authored Media-Making: Mass Media in Popular Culture (with Ellen Wartella and D. Charles Whitney, l998). ... Read more
Reviews for New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
"We think in words. A careful discussion of the words we use helps us to think more clearly about modern western society. All academic libraries catering for the humanities or social sciences should consider requiring a reference copy, as should those public libraries which still feel their mission is to assist their readers in thinking clearly, rather than just to ... Read more