Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society -- Raymond Williams

First published in 1976, Raymond Williams' highly acclaimed <em>Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society</em> 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<br>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 <em>nature, underprivileged, industry, liberal, violence</em>, to name a few--and, by tracing their etymology and evolution, grounds them in a<br>wider political and cultural framework. The result is an illuminating account of the central vocabulary of ideological debate in English in the modern period. <p/>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. <em>Keywords</em> remains as relevant today as it was over thirty years ago, offering a provocative study<br>of our language and an insightful look at the society in which we live.<br><br><br><b>Author:</b> Raymond Williams<br><b>Publisher:</b> Oxford University Press, USA<br><b>Published:</b> 11/07/2014<br><b>Pages:</b> 312<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.85lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780199393213<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><br><strong>Raymond William