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OverviewDrawing on the work of Raymond Williams, Valentin Volosinov and Mikhail Bakhtin, the book examines key issues for working-class studies including: the idea of the 'death' of class; the importance of working-class writing; the significance of place and space for understanding working-class identity; and the centrality of work in working-class lives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. KirkPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780230549203ISBN 10: 0230549209 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 11 October 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Northern Exposure: The Travails of Class in a Post-Industrial Landscape In Search of the Working Class: The Rise of British Cultural Studies Abyss-mal Sites: Representation and the British Working-Class 'Speaking for more than Itself': Answerability and the Working-Class Text Working Through Change (i): Oral Testimony and the Significance of Class Working Through Change (ii): Class and the Meaning of Work Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJOHN KIRK is Research Fellow at the Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, UK, and a tutor in adult education. He has published widely on British working-class culture and is the author of Twentieth Century Writing and the British Working Class. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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