{"product_id":"the-columbia-dictionary-of-modern-joseph-childers-9780231072434","title":"The Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does Jacques Derrida mean by \"Difference?\" Who coined the important term \"Ideology\" that we use so widely today? How can \"Object Relations\" theory be used in the study of literature? Can someone explain what \"Deconstruction\" really means? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the uninitiated, reading literary and cultural criticism can be a daunting task, simply because of its admittedly complex, arcane language that tends to elude the understanding of all but specialists. With literary and cultural studies arguably the fastest growing areas of study in the humanities, many readers both within and outside the academy find it imperative to keep abreast of developments in these fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism\" helps to initiate the curious generalist into the often exclusionary world of these theoretical vocabularies, and to authoritatively refresh the memories of specialists themselves on certain necessary terms and their roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Childers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231072430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231072434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.05w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1995 pg. 1819\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1995 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRec Ref Bks in Paperback\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 156","brand":"Joseph Childers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056682135807,"sku":"9780231072434","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a3fc687-7578-4d14-acf8-0a4425864ac8.jpg?v=1685042676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-columbia-dictionary-of-modern-joseph-childers-9780231072434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}