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9780253212986 : analyzing-cultures-danesi-perron
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November 22, 1999
9780253212986
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v2.1 Reference

Analyzing Cultures

An Introduction and Handbook

By Marcel Danesi and Paul Perron
Indiana University Press
Designed for classroom use in a number of disciplines, this comprehensive introduction to cultural semiotics is also an easy-to-use reference for those who would like a better understanding of the topic. No other text provides this kind of practical framework for the classroom study of semiotics. Each of the 12 chapters is clearly written and self-contained.

About the Authors

Marcel Danesi is Professor and Director of the Program in Semiotics, University of Toronto. Among his publications are: Vico, Metaphor, and the Origin of Language (Indiana University Press, 1993) and Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence (University of Toronto Press, 1994).

Paul Perron is Professor and Principal of University College, University of Toronto. He is author of numerous works on narratology.
Indiana University Press
Advances in Semiotics
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Paperback / softback
November 22, 1999
9780253212986
English
432
7 b&w photos, 53 figures
9.25 Inches (US)
6.13 Inches (US)
1.3 Pounds (US)
$26.00 USD, £20.00 GBP
v2.1 Reference
9780253212986 : analyzing-cultures-danesi-perron
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432 Pages
$26.00 USD
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