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Raymond Williams

    August 31, 1921 – January 26, 1988

    Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh academic, novelist, and critic. His extensive writings on politics, culture, the mass media, and literature represent a significant contribution to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. Williams laid the foundations for the field of cultural studies and the cultural materialist approach. His literary analysis and critical perspective shaped key discussions within the New Left and wider culture.

    Culture and Society: 1780-1950
    Who Speaks for Wales?
    The Centenary Edition Raymond Williams
    The Country and the City
    A Companion to Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    Politics and Letters
    • 2022

      Brand new collection of the essential essays from one of the founders of cultural studies, Raymond Williams.

      Culture and Politics
    • 2021
    • 2021
    • 2018

      State and Municipal Bonds

      • 398 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      With twenty-one years’ experience in the investment bond business, Raymond uses his experience in this study to demonstrate the key issues related to state, county, municipal and district bonds through the use of the most recent data of the time. Originally published in 1923, this version was republished in 1936 to ensure that all figures and arguments were up-to-date. This title will be of interest to students of Business, Economics and Finance.

      State and Municipal Bonds
    • 2018

      May Day Manifesto 1968

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.7(11)Add rating

      A genuinely collaborative project among a range of leftwing intellectuals of the day. -Terry Eagleton The Manifesto sought to rescue and renew the idea that the purpose of the politics of the left-Labour and beyond-should be to further the long-term transformation of capitalist society in a democratic and egalitarian direction. -Michael Rustin, Guardian

      May Day Manifesto 1968
    • 2015
    • 2015
    • 2013

      Raymond Williams on Television (Routledge Revivals)

      Selected Writings

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of significant historical events from 1968 to 1972, this work features Raymond Williams' insightful commentary from his monthly TV column in The Listener. It captures the era's turbulence, including the Prague Spring, anti-Vietnam protests, and political shifts in the U.S. and Britain. Through these articles, Williams offers a unique perspective on contemporary culture and society, reflecting his evolving personal sociology while engaging with the pressing issues of his time.

      Raymond Williams on Television (Routledge Revivals)
    • 2013
    • 2011

      A compelling thriller, The Volunteers is also an engrossing reminder of the conflict between moral choice and political loyalty, for through his obsessive pursuit of justice Redfern finally encounters the truth about himself.

      The Volunteers