Raymond Williams' seminal exploration of the meaning of some of the most important words in the English language.
First published in 1976, and expanded in 1983, KEYWORDS reveals how the meanings of 131 words - including 'art', 'class', 'family', 'media', 'sex' and 'tradition' - were formed and subsequently altered and redefined as the historical contexts in which they were used changed.
Neither a defining dictionary or glossary, KEYWORDS is rather a brilliant investigation into how the meanings of some of the most important words in the English language have shifted over time, and the forces that brought about those shifts.
- ISBN10 0006334792
- ISBN13 9780006334798
- Publish Date 5 February 1976
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 February 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Flamingo
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English