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Title: THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY
By: Raymond Williams
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 178487082X
ISBN 13: 9781784870829
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Publisher: VINTAGE PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 4 February, 2016
Pages: 344
Description: Our collective notion of the city and country is irresistibly powerful. The city as the seat of enlightenment, power and greed is in profound contrast with an innocent, peaceful, backward countryside. Examining literature since the sixteenth century, this book traces the development of our conceptions of these two traditional poles of life.
Synopsis: Our collective notion of the city and country is irresistibly powerful. The city as the seat of enlightenment, sophistication, power and greed is in profound contrast with an innocent, peaceful, backward countryside. Examining literature since the sixteenth century, Williams traces the development of our conceptions of these two traditional poles of life. His ground breaking study casts the country and city as central symbols for the social and economic changes associated with capitalist development.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Returns: Returnable
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