{"product_id":"vocabularies-of-public-life-9781032383798","title":"Vocabularies of Public Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1992, \u003ci\u003eVocabularies of Public Life \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the revolution that has taken place in our understanding of contemporary culture and decodes a number of the symbols which now dominate public life. Wuthnow divides the essays collected here into three distinct vocabularies.' Part I examines the ways in which religious and scientific languages function as vocabularies of conviction in public life, Part II focuses on music and art as vocabularies of expression, and Part III considers law, ideology, and public policy as vocabularies of persuasion. The contributors discuss such diverse subjects as American spiritualism, the syntax of modern dance and the social contexts of number one songs. What unifies the book is the common concern with the concrete, everyday manifestations of culture and the importance of understanding its basic structure. This book will be of interest to specialists and scholars of various disciplines such as linguistics, literature, media studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes on contributors Introduction: New directions in the empirical study of cultural codes\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. \u003c\/b\u003eThe restriction of meaning in religious discourse: centripetal devices in a fundamentalist Christian sermon\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. \u003c\/b\u003eThe gospel of giving: the narrative construction of a sacrificial economy\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eWhen scientists saw ghosts and why they stopped: American spiritualism in history\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003eReading science as text\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. \u003c\/b\u003eParadox in the discourse of science\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003ePutting it together: measuring the syntax of aural and visual symbols\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003eThe musical structure and social context of number one songs, 1955 to 1988: an exploratory analysis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. \u003c\/b\u003eA theory of pictorial discourse\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. \u003c\/b\u003eDecoding the syntax of modern dance\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. \u003c\/b\u003eMetaphors of industrial rationality: the social construction of electronics policy in the United States and France\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. \u003c\/b\u003eThe parameters of possible constitutional interpretation\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. \u003c\/b\u003eThe role of elites in setting agendas for public debate: a historical case\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. \u003c\/b\u003eMaterialism, ideology, and political change\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019020435799,"sku":"9781032383798","price":87.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032383798.jpg?v=1750779060","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vocabularies-of-public-life-9781032383798","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}