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Descent into discourse the reification of language and the writing of social history

"A spirited and telling critique of the fashionable tendency to substitute language for history [and] ... a promising discussion of the nature and flexibility of historical materialism ... [A] feisty and provocative book."--Elizabeth Fox-Genovese"Critical theory is no substitute for historical materialism; language is not life." With this statement, Bryan Palmer enters the debate that is now transforming and disrupting a number of academic disciplines, including political science, women's studies, and history. Focusing on the ways in which literary or critical theory is being promoted wi.

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