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Record Nr.

UNINA9910478906903321

Autore

Carreira da Silva Filipe

Titolo

The politics of the book : a study on the materiality of ideas / / Filipe Carreira da Silva, Mónica Brito Vieira

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-271-08391-3

0-271-08389-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Penn State series in the history of the book

Disciplina

809.933552

Soggetti

Books - Political aspects

Political science literature - History and criticism

Sociology literature - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Elementary forms and the cultural Durkheim -- A classic with no author : G.H. Mead's Mind, self, and society -- The dialectic of dissent : Marx's 1844 economic and philosophic manuscripts -- When souls came to matter : the many lives of Du Bois' The souls of Black folk -- A work in translation : Weber's the protestant ethic -- Prophets and princes : on the editing and translation of Tocqueville's Democracy in America.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores several classic works of social and political thought, examining how the history of their publication materially affected their meaning and reception over time. Case studies include works by Durkheim, Mead, Marx, Du Bois, and Weber"--Provided by publisher.