The Politics of the Book - A Study on the Materiality of Ideas

Explores several classic works of social and political thought, examining how the history of their publication materially affected their meaning and reception over time. Case studies include works by Durkheim, Mead, Marx, Du Bois, and Weber.

About the author

Filipe Carreira da Silva is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Lisbon and a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. He is the author of the prizewinning Mead and Modernity: Science, Selfhood, and Democratic Politics.

Summary

Explores several classic works of social and political thought, examining how the history of their publication materially affected their meaning and reception over time. Case studies include works by Durkheim, Mead, Marx, Du Bois, and Weber.

Product details

• Authors: Monica Brito Vieira, Mónica Brito Vieira, Monica (Professor of Political Theory Brito Vieira, Felipe Carreira da Silva, Filipe Carreira da Silva, Filipe (University of Lisbon) Carreira da Silva
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2021
• EAN: 9780271083438
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08343-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 473 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Penn State Series in the History of the Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Society & culture: general, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, Literary studies: general, History: specific events and topics, Society and culture: general, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Authorship