{"product_id":"meaning-in-action-outline-of-an-integral-theory-of-culture-hardback-9781509511242","title":"Meaning in Action; Outline of an Integral Theory of Culture (Hardback) 9781509511242","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMeaning in Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOutline of an Integral Theory of Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRein Raud (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509511242, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 July 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.445 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A high wire act of cultural theorizing, ambitious and original. Raud pushes the textual tradition of semiotics further than anybody has ever done, into situated, existential practices and circulating cultural institutions. The case studies are fascinating in themselves and illustrate how Raud's theory might work in practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Alexander, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Professor Raud's range is amazing and his book combines in an exciting way perspectives which usually are kept separate. His voice, coming from a less well-known tradition, adds a genuinely new element.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMaurice Bloch, The London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Meaning in Action would be worth reading for the ambition and importance of its project alone, but Raud's thorough analysis of the fundamentals of culture make this an extremely worthwhile read, and one that I think may spawn a vital discussion about the basic conceptual structure of culture itself.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultural Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this important new book Rein Raud develops an original theory of culture understood as a loose and internally contradictory system of texts and practices that are shared by intermittent groups of people and used by them to make sense of their life-worlds. This theory views culture simultaneously in two ways: as a world of texts, tangible and shareable products of signifying acts, and as a space of practices, repeatable activities that produce, disseminate and interpret these clusters of meaning. Both approaches are developed into corresponding models of culture which, used together, are able to provide a rich understanding of any meaning in action. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn developing this innovative theory, Raud draws on a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology, sociology and cultural studies to semiotics and philosophy. The theory is illustrated throughout with examples drawn from both �high� and popular culture, and from Western and Asian traditions, dealing with both contemporary and historical topics. The book concludes with two case studies from very different contexts – one dealing with Italian poetry in the 13th century, the other dealing with the art scene in Eastern Europe in the 1990s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely and original work makes a major new contribution to the theory of culture and will be welcomed by students and scholars throughout the social sciences and humanities.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn outline of the theory and the book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Looking for culture, looking at things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial\/cultural\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural communities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cultural subject\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Meaning and signification\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe problem of reference\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo kinds of concepts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe internalisation of meaning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaims and bids\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Culture as textuality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBase-texts and result-texts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe operational memory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganisation of knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandards and codes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Culture as a network of practices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cultural role: functions and goals of a practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social position: the carrier and status of a practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials and rules\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural institutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Case Study I: The metaphysics of love and the beginnings of Italian vernacular poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItalian political landscape in the 13th century: the bidding space\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poetic context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe carriers of the practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe science of love as privileged knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVulgare, the medium\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutions and textuality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Case Study II: Art and politics in Eastern Europe in the 1990s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe institutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe carriers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTextuality, codes and languages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Concluding remarks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA few final words\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441782616344,"sku":"9781509511242","price":45.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509511242.jpg?v=1785024816","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/meaning-in-action-outline-of-an-integral-theory-of-culture-hardback-9781509511242","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}