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100 1 a| Williams, Raymond.=| ^A40796;

245 10 a| Keywords :b| a vocabulary of culture and society /c| Raymond Williams.;

250 a| New edition, second edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Oxford University Press,c| [2015];

300 a| xxxix, 270 pages ;c| 21 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270).;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword (Colin MacCabe) -- Introduction -- Preface to the Second Addition -- List of Abbreviations -- Keywords -- References and Select Bibliography -- Reader's Notes.;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Keywords : a vocabulary of culture and society / Raymond Williams.

Author/creator	Williams, Raymond
Format	Book
Edition	New edition, second edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Description	xxxix, 270 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects	English language--Etymology. English language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Sociolinguistics. Vocabulary.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword (Colin MacCabe) -- Introduction -- Preface to the Second Addition -- List of Abbreviations -- Keywords -- References and Select Bibliography -- Reader's Notes.
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270).
LCCN	2014032351
ISBN	9780199393213 (paperback : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0199393214 (paperback : acid-free paper)
ISBN	9780199393220
ISBN	0199393222
ISBN	9780199393237
ISBN	0199393230

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