Culture and Materialism

Raymond Williams

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Verso
24 October 2005

Philosophy; Anthropology

Series: Radical Thinkers

Raymond Williams is a towering presence in cultural studies, most importantly as the founder of the apporach that has come to be known as ""cultural materialism."" Yet Williams's method was always open-ended and fluid, and this volume collects together his most significant work from over a twenty-year peiod in which he wrestled with the concepts of materialism and culture and their interrelationship. Aside from his more directly theoretical texts, however, case-studies of theatrical naturalism, the Bloomsbury group, advertising, science fiction, and the Welsh novel are also included as illustrations of the method at work. Finally, Williams's identity as an active socialist, rather than simply an academic, is captured by two unambiguously political pieces on the past, present and future of Marxism.

By: Raymond Williams
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 326g
ISBN: 9781844670604
ISBN 10: 1844670600
Series: Radical Thinkers
Publication Date: 24 October 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Culture and Materialism

The left's foremost cultural historian and critic ... an acute and perceptive political commentator. * Comment * Williams is the Western thinker who, along with Antonio Gramsci, has done most to enlarge our understanding of the political complexities of culture. * Village Voice *