VOLUNTEERS
1987
First Published
3.17
Average Rating
252
Number of Pages
Book by Raymond Williams
Avg Rating
3.17
Number of Ratings
46
5 STARS
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4 STARS
43%
3 STARS
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2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Raymond Williams
Author · 24 books
Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh academic, novelist, and critic. He taught for many years and the Professor of Drama at the University of Cambridge. He was an influential figure within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the mass media and literature are a significant contribution to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. His work laid the foundations for the field of cultural studies and the cultural materialist approach. Among his many books are Culture and Society, Culture and Materialism, Politics and Letters, Problems in Materialism and Culture, and several novels.
