{"product_id":"9781784870829","title":"The Country and the City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Williams, Raymond \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiterary studies: general\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished 04\/02\/2016 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaperback | 512 pages\u003c\/p\u003e199 x 131 x 34mm | 352g\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking inspiration from classic authors from Jane Austen to Thomas Hardy, Williams shines a light on our society’s changing views of the rural and industrial landscapes in which we work and live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur collective notion of the city and country is irresistibly powerful. The city as the seat of enlightenment, sophistication, power and greed is in profound contrast with an innocent, peaceful, backward countryside. Examining literature since the sixteenth century, Williams traces the development of our conceptions of these two traditional poles of life. His groundbreaking study casts the country and city as central symbols for the social and economic changes associated with capitalist development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TRISTRAM HUNT\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tales on Market Street","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43491417587918,"sku":"9781784870829","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7727\/4318\/files\/9781784870829.jpg?v=1776349794","url":"https:\/\/top-hatandtales.co.uk\/products\/9781784870829","provider":"Top Hat \u0026 Tales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}