| Secret Spaces, Forbidden Places: Rethinking Culture Contributor(s): Lloyd, Fran (Editor), O'Brien, Catherine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1571817883 ISBN-13: 9781571817884 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2001025700 |
| Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this highly original approach to the study of the construction of culture, this collection of previously unpublished essays explore the topography of the secret and the forbidden, focusing on specific moments in recent cultural and political history. By bringing together writers from different disciplines and different locations, this volume provides a rich and diverse mapping of how the secret and forbidden operate across different subjects and different geographies, extending far beyond physical locations. It is present in domains ranging from language, literature, and cinema to social and political life. This refreshing and thought-provoking collection of essays will prove invaluable for researchers and students. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lloyd, Fran: - Fran Lloyd is Head of Art and Design History at Kingston University. O'Brien, Catherine: -Catherine O'Brien is Senior Lecturer in French and German at Kingston University. |