Culture Society 17801950 Author:Raymond Williams "It is the thesis of this remarkable book that the concept of 'culture' as we know it today first came into English thought during the Industrial Revolution, and that it developed in direct relationship to society in general." "[It] not only . . .traces for us the history of the idea [of culture] but . . . it also forces us at every oint to try ... more »to define it for ourselves. . ."« less