Re: Reference Books

["Bryan A. Alexander" <bnalexan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Journal and book reviews are a great place to work from.

Bryan Alexander
Department of English
University of Michigan
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On 8 Jan 1996, Chris, London wrote:

>...
> 1. "Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers: from structuralism to postmodernity",
> John Lechte, 1994, Routledge. pb  250 pp

Local scholarly bookshop and goldmine Shaman Drum claims that they were
selling multiple copies of this book every *day* for months.  Employees
thought this hilarious and called it the Cliff's Notes for lit. theory.

 > ...
> PS A Dictionary of Marxist Thought, ed Bottomore, Blackwell 1991, I have 
> recommended
> on several occasions. It has helped me get back quickly on the learning curve
> and avoid thrashing around with naive blunders. IMO it appears to be a useful
> introduction to the latest state of play in theoretical marxist controversies,
> and allows you to post about what interests you, without appearing too 
> foolish.
> (Frank feedback not particularly sought on this last point.)
>

This is the second recommend I've gotten for this book.  Anyone else care
to stop me on my way down to the bookstore to expend the rest of this
month's book budget?


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