Keywords : A Vocabulary of Culture and Society by Raymond Williams (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199393214

ISBN-139780199393213

eBay Product ID (ePID)203366341

Product Key Features

Number of Pages312 Pages

Publication NameKeywords : a Vocabulary of Culture and Society

LanguageEnglish

SubjectVocabulary, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, General, Word Lists, Linguistics / Etymology, Linguistics / General

Publication Year2014

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorRaymond Williams

Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight13.7 Oz

Item Length8.1 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-032351

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal423/.1

Table Of ContentForeword (Colin MacCabe) Introduction Preface to the Second Addition List of Abbreviations Keywords References and Select Bibliography Reader's Notes

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisFirst published in 1976, Raymond Williams' highly acclaimed Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society is a collection of lively essays on words that are critical to understanding the modern world. In these essays, Williams, a renowned cultural critic, demonstrates how these key words take on new meanings and how these changes reflect the political bent and values of our past and current society. He chose words both essential and intangible--words like nature, underprivileged, industry, liberal, violence, to name a few--and, by tracing their etymology and evolution, grounds them in a wider political and cultural framework. The result is an illuminating account of the central vocabulary of ideological debate in English in the modern period. This edition features a new original foreword by Colin MacCabe, Distinguished Professor of English and Literature, University of Pittsburgh, that reflects on the significance of Williams' life and work. Keywords remains as relevant today as it was over thirty years ago, offering a provocative study of our language and an insightful look at the society in which we live., First published in 1976, Raymond Williams' highly acclaimed Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society is a collection of lively essays on words that are critical to understanding the modern world. In these essays, Williams, a renowned cultural critic, demonstrates how these key words take on new meanings and how these changes reflect the political bent and values of our past and current society. He chose words both essential and intangible--words like nature, underprivileged, industry, liberal, violence , to name a few--and, by tracing their etymology and evolution, grounds them in a wider political and cultural framework. The result is an illuminating account of the central vocabulary of ideological debate in English in the modern period. This edition features a new original foreword by Colin MacCabe, Distinguished Professor of English and Literature, University of Pittsburgh, that reflects on the significance of Williams' life and work. Keywords remains as relevant today as it was over thirty years ago, offering a provocative study of our language and an insightful look at the society in which we live.

LC Classification NumberPE1580.W58 2014