by Raymond Williams · LAIA, BARCELONA · ISBN 9788472226074
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Cultura i Societat (1780-1950) is a book by Raymond Williams published in 1974. The book, edited in Catalan, explores the evolution of culture and society from 1780 to 1950, analyzing how certain keywords have acquired new meanings over time. Through an analysis of industry, democracy, class, art, and culture, Williams traces a map of transformations in life and mentality, offering a critical view of modern society and its institutions.
Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh socialist writer, academic, novelist and critic influential within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the media and literature contributed to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. Some 750,000 copies of his books were sold in UK editions alone, and there are many translations available. His work laid foundations for the field of cultural studies and cultural materialism.
