Bodies and Artefacts: Historical Materialism as Corporeal Semiotics (2 vols.)
Author | : Joseph Fracchia |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 1450 |
Release | : 2021-12-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004471597 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004471596 |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bodies and Artefacts: Historical Materialism as Corporeal Semiotics (2 vols.) by : Joseph Fracchia
Download or read book Bodies and Artefacts: Historical Materialism as Corporeal Semiotics (2 vols.) written by Joseph Fracchia and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 1450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an offhand, never systematically elaborated comment Karl Marx deemed ‘human corporeal organisation’ the ‘first fact for the study of human history’. This book explores the implications of Marx’s radically corporeal insight for historical-materialist analysis of socio-economic and cultural forms.