New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and SocietyISBN: 978-0-631-22569-0
Paperback
454 pages
April 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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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
- 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
- Builds on and updates Raymond Williams’s classic Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, by reflecting the transformation in culture and society over the last 25 years
- Includes a bibliographic resource to guide research and cross-referencing
- The book is supported by a website: www.blackwellpublishing.com/newkeywords.