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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813583303321

Autore

Oswell David

Titolo

Culture and society : an introduction to cultural studies / / David Oswell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2006

ISBN

0-7619-4268-8

1-281-23985-2

9786611239855

1-84787-753-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource ([vi], 246 p.)

Disciplina

306.071

Soggetti

Culture - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction: From the Beginning; Chapter 2 - Semiosis: From Representation to Translation; Chapter 3 - Power: From Ideology to Government; Chapter 4 - Popular Culture: From People to Multitude; Chapter 5 - Identity: Between Subject and Object; Chapter 6 - Body: Between Nature and Technology; Chapter 7 - Economy: Between Structure and Network; Chapter 8 - World: Between Globe and Empire; Chapter 9 - Ethics: By Way of a Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Oswell analyses the central problems in the discipline of cultural studies: identity, body, economy, globalisation and empire and introduces developments on materiality, agency technology and nature.