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Keywords
Raymond Williams
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Description for Keywords
Paperback. Raymond Williams' seminal exploration of the history of meaning of some of the most important words in the English language. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Raymond Williams’ seminal exploration of the history of meaning of some of the most important words in the English language.
First published in 1976, and expanded in 1983, KEYWORDS reveals how the meanings of 131 words – including ‘art’, ‘class’, ‘family’, ‘media’, ‘sex’ and ‘tradition’ – were formed and subsequently altered and redefined as the historical contexts in which they were used changed.
Neither a defining dictionary or glossary, KEYWORDS is rather a brilliant investigation into how the meanings of ... Read more
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Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006861508
SKU
V9780006861508
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-49
About Raymond Williams
An academic, and the writer of both non-fiction and fiction, Raymond Williams (1921–88) was one of the most important and influential British thinkers of the twentieth century. Williams wrote about politics, culture, mass media and literature, and his work was key to the development of cultural studies. His best-known books include ‘Culture and Society’, ‘The Long Revolution’ and ‘The Country ... Read more
Reviews for Keywords
‘A revelatory unpacking of the complicated disputes that lay – dormant, as it were – within familiar words’ Guardian ‘Williams’s essential point about the social and political stakes in simple words and phrases is as true today as it was in the 1970s: think of the many battles ... Read more