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Record Nr.

UNINA9911135552303321

Autore

Davis Helen

Titolo

Understanding Stuart Hall / / Helen Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2004

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 2004

ISBN

9786610368914

9780761947158

0761947159

9781280368912

1280368918

9781412931786

1412931789

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 222 p.)

Disciplina

300/.92

Soggetti

Culture - Philosophy

Sociology - Philosophy

Libros electrónicos.

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. 211-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Encountering the mother country; Chapter 2 - A deadly serious matter; Chapter 3 - The media in question; Chapter 4 - Wrestling with the angels; Chapter 5 - The politics of representation; Chapter 6 - Taking the risk of living dangerously; Chapter 7 - In the belly of the beast; Chapter 8 - 'Fragmented and concrete', in conversation with Stuart Hall; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Tracing the development of one of the most influential and respected figures within cultural studies, Helen Davis focuses on Stuart Hall's writings over a period of nearly 50 years offering students and academics a cogent and explanatory route through complex and overlapping areas of analysis.