Justin Wintle published the biographical references "Makers of
Modern Culture" and "Makers of Nineteenth-Century Culture" with
Routledge at the beginning of the 1980s. The set was extremely
successful and continues to be used to this day, due to the very
high quality of the writing, the distinguished contributors, and
the cultural sensitivity shown in the selection of those
individuals included. "New Makers of Modern Culture" is the
successor to these classic reference works, taking into full
account the rise and fall of reputation and influence over the last
25 years and the epochal changes that have occurred: the collapse
of Marxism as a valid discourse and the demise of the Soviet Union,
the rise and fall of postmodernism, the eruption of Islamic
fundamentalism, the triumph of the Internet. With its global reach,
"New Makers of Modern" "Culture" is not just a reference record,
but a multi-voiced witness of the contemporary thinking world.
Containing over eight hundred essay-style entries, and covering the
period from 1850 to the present, "Makers" covers artists, writers,
dramatists, architects, philosophers, anthropologists, scientists,
sociologists, major political figures, composers and many others
culturally significant individuals and is thoroughly international
in its purview. Next to Karl Marx is Bob Marley, next to John
Ruskin is Salmon Rushdie, alongside Darwin is Luigi Dallapiccola,
Deng Xiaoping and Derrida rub shoulders, and Julia Kristeva and
Kropotkin. Once again, Wintle has enlisted the services of many
distinguished writers and leading academics, such as Sam Beer,
Bernard Crick, Edward Seidensticker and Paul Preston. In a few
cases, for example Michael Holroyd andPhilip Larkin, contributors
are themselves the subject of entries (Philip Larkin's entry on
Duke Ellington has been retained from the original work).
"New Makers of Modern Culture" will be widely acquired by both
higher education and public libraries. Bibliographies are attached
to entries and there is thorough cross- referencing. There is an
index of names and key terms.
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