Cultural Theory: The Key ThinkersAndrew Edgar, Peter Sedgwick Routledge, 28.07.2005 - 304 Seiten Featuring over eighty essays, Cultural Theory: The Key Thinkers is a seminal guide to the literary critics, sociologists, historians, artists, philosophers and writers who have shaped culture and society, and the way in which we view them. Ranging from Arnold to Le Corbusier, from Eco to Marx, the entries offer a lucid analysis of the work of influential figures in the study of cultural theory, making this the perfect introduction for the student and general reader alike. |
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... notions of exchange and surplus value, the organisation of labour. Modes of production, in turn, evolve through history, and Marxism, on this account, becomes the historical analysis of the development of modes of production in their ...
... notions of exchange and surplus value, the organisation of labour. Modes of production, in turn, evolve through history, and Marxism, on this account, becomes the historical analysis of the development of modes of production in their ...
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... notion of the soul. The soul, he argues, is composed of three elements. The first of these concerns bodily sustenance and development (nutritional needs). The second is a desiring element and the third a rational element. Of these, the ...
... notion of the soul. The soul, he argues, is composed of three elements. The first of these concerns bodily sustenance and development (nutritional needs). The second is a desiring element and the third a rational element. Of these, the ...
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... notion of the city-state and its purpose. The human being is defined by Aristotle as the 'political animal'. By this he means that our daily existence involves living together in communities. Any state is a community that is defined by ...
... notion of the city-state and its purpose. The human being is defined by Aristotle as the 'political animal'. By this he means that our daily existence involves living together in communities. Any state is a community that is defined by ...
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... notions'. Lack of faith in church and state's capacity to carry the momentum of transitional development is seen to result in halted progress and culde-sac confusion. Arnold sees his countrymen distrusting existing political and ...
... notions'. Lack of faith in church and state's capacity to carry the momentum of transitional development is seen to result in halted progress and culde-sac confusion. Arnold sees his countrymen distrusting existing political and ...
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... notion of the interaction between different language modes. He begins by pointing out the different restrictions that a given culture imposes on any utterance. The first restriction, the 'semantic exhaustiveness' of the utterance, is ...
... notion of the interaction between different language modes. He begins by pointing out the different restrictions that a given culture imposes on any utterance. The first restriction, the 'semantic exhaustiveness' of the utterance, is ...
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