New Keywords

Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams' Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society.Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and updates Williams’ classic, reflecting the transformation in culture and society since its publication. New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society is a state-of-the-art reference for students, teachers and culture vultures everywhere. Assembles a stellar team of internationally renowned and interdisciplinary social thinkers and theoristsShowcases 142 signed entries — from art, commodity, and fundamentalism to youth, utopia, the virtual, and the West — that capture the practices, institutions, and debates of contemporary societyBuilds on and updates Raymond Williams's classic Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, by reflecting the transformation in culture and society over the last 25 yearsIncludes a bibliographic resource to guide research and cross-referencingThe book is supported by a website: www.blackwellpublishing.com/newkeywords.