Analyzing Cultures: An Introduction and HandbookDesigned for classroom use in a number of disciplines, this comprehensive introduction to cultural semiotics is also an easy-to-use reference for those who would like a better understanding of the topic. No other text provides this kind of practical framework for the classroom study of semiotics. Each of the 12 chapters is clearly written and self-contained. |
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... ; the German author Thomas Mann ( 1875–1955 ) searched for the roots of psychic angst in social systems ; and English authors Virginia Woolf ( 1882-1941 ) and James Joyce ( 1882-1941 ) plumbed the emotional source 262 Analyzing Cultures.
... ; the German author Thomas Mann ( 1875–1955 ) searched for the roots of psychic angst in social systems ; and English authors Virginia Woolf ( 1882-1941 ) and James Joyce ( 1882-1941 ) plumbed the emotional source 262 Analyzing Cultures.
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... Mann , he formulated the theory that myths across the world are culture - specific manifestations of the universal need of the human psyche to explain social , cosmological , and spiritual realities . CASSIRER , ERNST ( 1874-1945 ) ...
... Mann , he formulated the theory that myths across the world are culture - specific manifestations of the universal need of the human psyche to explain social , cosmological , and spiritual realities . CASSIRER , ERNST ( 1874-1945 ) ...
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... Mann , T. , 262 map , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 304 , 327 Marx , K. , 8 , 35 Mauchly , P. E. , 242 McLuhan , M. , 22 , 241 , 267 , 269 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 335 McNeill , D. , 126 , 127 Mead , M. , 9 meaning , 12 , 14 , 15 ...
... Mann , T. , 262 map , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 304 , 327 Marx , K. , 8 , 35 Mauchly , P. E. , 242 McLuhan , M. , 22 , 241 , 267 , 269 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 335 McNeill , D. , 126 , 127 Mead , M. , 9 meaning , 12 , 14 , 15 ...
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