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Empire of signs

Paperback • 1983 • English

Empire of signs

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About the book

With this book, Barthes offers a broad-ranging meditation on the culture, society, art, literature, language, and iconography--in short, both the sign-oriented realities and fantasies--of Japan itself.

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ISBN

9780374522070

Published year

1983

Language

English

Original title

Empire of signs

Format

Paperback

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