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Oikos - Domus - Household: The Many Lives of a Common Word - Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics New edition
David K. O'Rourke
Oikos - Domus - Household: The Many Lives of a Common Word - Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics New edition
David K. O'Rourke
Describes historic episodes in the lives of these words, from the Greek oikos and Roman domus to our current family and home. This title describes how these words and their equivalents, home and family, are used as metaphors to illustrate how people who count are supposed to live and also to justify disinterest in people who do not count.
174 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 31, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9781433115776 |
Publishers | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
Pages | 174 |
Dimensions | 230 × 157 × 18 mm · 410 g |
Language | English |
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