The Long Revolution Raymond Williams was one of the world's
leading cultural critics. With this book, Williams brilliantly
documents the exciting birth of the popular ... Show synopsis
Raymond Williams was one of the world's leading cultural
critics. With this book, Williams brilliantly documents the
exciting birth of the popular press, and explores the growth of
the reading public in English-speaking culture in Western
Society. The 'Long Revolution' of the title is the third
revolution of culture after the democratic revolution and the
industrial revolution. Almost uniquely, William's work bridged
the divides between aesthetic and socio-economic inquiry,
between Marxist thought and mainstream liberal thought, and
between the modern and post-modern world. Continuing the theme
he began so successfully in Culture and Society, Williams
examines the gradual change, which took over our political,
economic, and cultural life. He placed special emphasis on the
'creative mind' in relation to social and cultural think