The Sociology of Culture - Softcover

Williams, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226899217 ISBN 13: 9780226899213

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1995

Synopsis

Raymond Williams helped to establish the field of cultural sociology with Marxism and Literature and Culture and Society. Continuing the work of those studies, The Sociology of Culture offers debate on the origin and evolution of culture. It defines sociology of culture as a convergence of various fields and explores ways in which culture is socially mediated". A historical analysis of the social organization of culture in terms of its institutions and formations. Insisting that the term sociology of culture implies a convergence of interests and methods, Williams draws from a broad range of examples: Greek drama, Celtic bards, the Pre-Raphaelites, Bloomsbury and modern copyright laws, among others". -Library Journal Raymond Williams (1921-87) was professor of drama at Cambridge University. His many books include Marxism and Literature, Keywords, Country and the City, and Culture and Society.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In this sequel to Culture and Society and Marxism and Literature, Williams pushes the comparative analysis if culture beyond the nostalgia for unity and community, beyond 'relative autonomy, ' and toward an autobiography of the cultural left.

About the Author:

Raymond L. Williams is Distinguished Professor of Spanish at the University of California, Riverside. His scholarly work has been recognized in Colombia with the Order of San Carlos. His books include The Twentieth-Century Spanish American Novel, The Modern Latin American Novel, and The Colombian Novel, 1844 1987.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0226899217
• ISBN 13: 9780226899213
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 266