ANALYZING CULTURES an Introduction and Handbook

DANESI, MARCEL & PAUL PERRON

ISBN 10: 0253212987 / ISBN 13: 9780253212986

Published by INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS, BLOOMINGTON, IN, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ANALYZING CULTURES an Introduction and Handbook
• Publisher: INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS, BLOOMINGTON, IN
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253212987
• ISBN 13: 9780253212986
• Binding: PAPERBACK
• Edition: 2ND PRINTING
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology

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Synopsis

Designed for classroom use in a number of disciplines, this comprehensive introduction to cultural semiotics is also an easy-to-use reference for those who would like a better understanding of the topic. No other text provides this kind of practical framework for the classroom study of semiotics. Each of the 12 chapters is clearly written and self-contained.

About the Author

Marcel Danesi is Professor and Director of the Program in Semiotics, University of Toronto. Among his publications are: Vico, Metaphor, and the Origin of Language (Indiana University Press, 1993) and Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence (University of Toronto Press, 1994).

Paul Perron is Professor and Principal of University College, University of Toronto. He is author of numerous works on narratology.