Raymond Williams
- ISBN-10
- 0742535509
- ISBN-13
- 9780742535503
- Series
- Raymond Williams
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Alan O'Connor
Description
Raymond Williams, a Welsh media critic and a pioneer of cultural studies, believed traditional biographies focus on individuals while isolating them from their communities. The author introduces us to Williams and his time period of social change and crisis.
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