The Logic of Culture: Authority and Identity in the Modern Era

From the publisher’s description:

This book proposes an analysis of the underlying ‘logic’ of culture, drawing on a wide range of material not previously examined in works of this kind.

Ray, William (NHC Fellow, 1996–97). The Logic of Culture: Authority and Identity in the Modern Era. New Perspectives on the Past. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 2001. ISBN 9780631213444.