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A society of signs? / David Harris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, David, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture.
- Popular culture.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Lifestyles.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Society of Signs is an introduction to current debates around the themes of culture, identity and lifestyle, debates which often begin with the assumption that we live in a 'society of signs'.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF MODERN LIFE; THE POLITICS OF CULTURAL AUTONOMY; DISCOURSE THEORIES AND CRITICAL CULTURAL ANALYSIS; THE TEXTUAL METAPHOR IN BARTHES'S 'NEW SEMIOLOGY'; POSTMODERNISM, ANTI-FOUNDATIONALISM AND THE AVERSION AGAINST THE UNIVERSAL; FILM AND VIDEO AND 'POSTMODERNIST SENSIBILITY'; PERSONAL IDENTITIES IN MODERNITY; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-232) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-83366-0
- 1-134-83367-9
- 0-203-42774-2
- 1-280-32045-1
- 0-203-29724-5
- 9780203427743
- OCLC:
- 560369872
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