ABSTRACT

This book provides a critical introduction to the full range of Williams' work - fiction and non-fiction. It assesses the significance of his contribution in understanding culture, politics and society. Fair-minded, accurate and sensitive, the book makes crucial connections between the different aspects of Williams' work and the underlying concern for a democratic polity which informed it.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

chapter |31 pages

Perspectives On Williams

chapter |30 pages

Culture—and Society

chapter |21 pages

The Long Revolution

chapter |22 pages

The Trilogy

chapter |22 pages

The Country and the City

Hidden and Knowable Communities

chapter |28 pages

Politics

Shifts and Continuities