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Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary

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Availability:In StockContributor:The Keywords Project (Editor), Colin Maccabe (Editor), Holly Yanacek (Editor)Publish date:2018-10-01Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190636579ISBN-10:190636572UPC:9780190636579Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Alphabets & Writing SystemsBook Topic:Semantics, SociolinguisticsSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC8WC77R0D
From nature to cultural appropriation, and from black to terror, the most important words in political and cultural debate have complicated and complex histories. Keywords for Today takes us deep into the history of these and other important words in the English language, helping us to better understand our contemporary world.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190636579ISBN-10:190636572UPC:9780190636579Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Alphabets & Writing SystemsBook Topic:Semantics, SociolinguisticsSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC8WC77R0D
The Keywords Project is an independent group of scholars who, with the support of the University of Pittsburgh, Jesus College, Cambridge, and the academic journal Critical Quarterly, have spent more than a decade preparing Keywords for Today.

Colin MacCabe is Distinguished Professor of English and Film at the University of Pittsburgh. He taught the history of modern and Early Modern English at Cambridge and Strathclyde universities before becoming Head of Production at the British Film Institute in 1985. Since then he has combined literary criticism and film production.

Holly Yanacek is Assistant Professor of German in the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at James Madison University. Her research focuses on 19th century and 20th century German literature, emotion studies, narrative theory, moral philosophy, and cultural studies.
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The Keywords Project (Editor), Colin Maccabe (Editor), Holly Yanacek (Editor)

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