The many public debates launched by governments on education, such as Tony Blair's emphasis on "education, education, education" have nonetheless failed to consider the place of the good society in educational endeavour. The traditional account of education is that it not only teaches pupils the skills to earn a living, but also teaches a concern for the welfare of others, a love of the many cultures of learning and a commitment to the best values of society. Education and the Good Society seeks to examine these considerations and to restore them to the centre of the educational debate.
The many public debates launched by governments on education, such as Tony Blair's emphasis on "education, education, education" have nonetheless fail...
In his life, Raymond Williams played many parts: child of the Black Mountains, inspirational adult lecturer, Cambridge professor, folk hero and guru of the left. After his death, he has remained a symbolic figure and his classic works, Culture and Society, The Long Revolution, The Country and the City continue to inspire new generations all over the world. In this first major biography, Fred Inglis has spoken to those who knew this complex and charismatic man at every stage of his life, from his boyhood in the Welsh border country to his brief years of...
In his life, Raymond Williams played many parts: child of the Black Mountains, inspirational adult lecturer, Cambridge professor, folk hero and guru o...
Our holidays lie near the heart of our emotional life, enjoyed for a fortnight, and fed on in imagination for eleven months of the year. What we want from our holidays tells a lot about who we are and what we wish we were. In this book, Fred Inglis traces the rise of the holiday from its early roots in the Grand Tour through the coming of Thomas Cook and his Blackpool packages, to sex tourism and the hippie trail to Kathmandu. He celebrates the bodily pleasures of generations of tourists - from Edwardian banquets in Paris to fish and chips on the beach, from the Bright Young Things on the...
Our holidays lie near the heart of our emotional life, enjoyed for a fortnight, and fed on in imagination for eleven months of the year. What we want ...
Our holidays lie near the heart of our emotional life, enjoyed for a fortnight, and fed on in imagination for eleven months of the year. What we want from our holidays tells a lot about who we are and what we wish we were. In this book, Fred Inglis traces the rise of the holiday from its early roots in the Grand Tour through the coming of Thomas Cook and his Blackpool packages, to sex tourism and the hippie trail to Kathmandu. He celebrates the bodily pleasures of generations of tourists - from Edwardian banquets in Paris to fish and chips on the beach, from the Bright Young Things on the...
Our holidays lie near the heart of our emotional life, enjoyed for a fortnight, and fed on in imagination for eleven months of the year. What we want ...
In his life, Raymond Williams played many parts: child of the Black Mountains, adult lecturer, Cambridge professor, folk hero and guru of the left. In this biography, Fred Inglis has spoken to those who knew Williams at every stage of his life, from his boyhood in the Welsh border country to his brief years of retirement. The book is written by someone who knew Williams personally and shared in many of the events chronicled within.
In his life, Raymond Williams played many parts: child of the Black Mountains, adult lecturer, Cambridge professor, folk hero and guru of the left. In...
In this outstanding critical and historical account, Fred Inglis, strips away the philosophical incoherence of Cultural Studies to reveal a common focus within the protean subject-matter and complex history of the field.
Inglis begins with a concise, ambitious review of the historical circumstances which made Cultural Studies both necessary and possible in the inter-war years. He then charts the development of the field from its often contradictory origins (in Cambridge, England, and Frankfurt, Germany through its encounter with...
What is, or are, Cultural Studies?
In this outstanding critical and historical account, Fred Inglis, strips away the philosophical incohe...
This is the first full-scale study of the work of Clifford Geertz, who is one of the best-known anthropologists in the world today. In a lively and accessible introduction to his work, Fred Inglis situates Geertz's thought in the context of his life and times, reviewing its forty-year range.
The book begins with a chapter-long biography, and places Geertz in the anthropological tradition from which he broke so decisively. This break was inspired by the work of Wittgenstein and Kenneth Burke, who provided Geertz with the lead to construct his theory of symbolic action....
This is the first full-scale study of the work of Clifford Geertz, who is one of the best-known anthropologists in the world today. In a lively and...
Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State.
In this engaging new textbook, Fred Inglis charts the history of the concept from its origins in the German Enlightenment to contemporary attempts to come to terms with the cultural impact of globalization. Drawing on the work of leading...
Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabular...
Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State.
In this engaging new textbook, Fred Inglis charts the history of the concept from its origins in the German Enlightenment to contemporary attempts to come to terms with the cultural impact of globalization. Drawing on the work of leading...
Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabular...
About the Series The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.
Key Concepts in Education provides students with over 100 essential themes, topics and expressions that Education students are likely to encounter, both during...
About the Series The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential ...
