Class, Culture and Social Change: On the Trail of the Working Class

Author:   J. Kirk
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9780230549203


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   11 October 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Class, Culture and Social Change: On the Trail of the Working Class


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Drawing 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.

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Author:   J. Kirk
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780230549203


ISBN 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   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 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 Index

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JOHN 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.

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