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This lively book will be essential to all those attempting to understand the state of Cultural Studies in the West today. Ion Davies, who was in at the birth of Cultural Studies in Britain and followed its development in many parts of the world, is uniquely qualified to add historical depth and comparative breadth to this subject. Introducing the central theoretical issues, as well as the key personalities, Cultural Studies and Beyond traces the origins, growth and diffusion of the subject. Review: This book displays an impressive historical range and geographical scope in seeking to trace the emergence, development and various transformations of cultural studies . .. -Jim McGuigan, University of Coventry ...one cannot help but be impressed by the scholarship which Davies brings to this book and the synthesis he achieves in it