Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society
"A great asset for freshmen for definitions in the writing process."--Abdul L. Taj, Jackson State University"A first-rate work, both stimulating and provocative."--Lawrence M. Davis, Ball State UniversityPraise for the first edition:"An invaluable book....A unique coda to the words of one of our most original and provocative thinkers."--Harpers"Stimulating."--The New York Times"Keywords is useful and stimulating to all who work with words or merely love them."--The Wall Street Journal"Writers, scholars, and others concerned with the interaction between the changed meanings of words will find Keywords current and informative."--Booklist"The book's greatest value, perhaps, is its exemplification of how all of us should respond to the words we hear and use:  with surprise, distrust, curiosity, and unflagging vigilance."--The Yale Review"This book is an erudite, elegant, and awful warning to anybody tempted to lay down the lexicographical law, in order to apply one authoritative fixed sense to a highly variable and controversial value word."--The Times (London)"Readers of Williams' earlier works will find fresh rewards in these insights into sematics, sociology, anthropology, and history."--Library Journal