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"The earliest ideas on culture, Mr. Williams claims, developed in opposition to the laissez-faire society of the political economists. As the ideas on culture took shape, on the one hand, they became identified with a 'whole way of life.' On the other hand... culture became a court of appeals where real values could be determined. Culture, thus separated from the whole society, was associated with the idea of perfection through the study of the arts... Mr. Williams contrasts the ideas of ' culture as art' and 'culture as a whole way of life,' and commends the latter... the book should definitely be read by all those interested in English intellectual history." -- M. S. Wilkins, Political Science Quarterly
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The earliest ideas on culture, Mr. Williams claims, developed in opposition to the laissez-faire society of the political economists. As the ideas on culture took shape, on the one hand, they became identified with a 'whole way of life.' On the other hand . . . culture became a court of appeals where real values could be determined. Culture, thus separated from the whole society, was associated with the idea of perfection through the study of the arts . . . Mr. Williams contrasts the ideas of ' culture as art' and 'culture as a whole way of life,' and commends the latter . . . the book should definitely be read by all those interested in English intellectual history.
Culture and Society 1780-1950
Culture and Society 1780-1950,Raymond Williams,Columbia University Press,0231057016,19th century,20th century,General,Great Britain,Intellectual life,Literary Criticism,Popular Culture - General,Sociology,Sociology - General
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