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

by John Kirk and John Kirk

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230549209
• ISBN13: 9780230549203
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"