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Synopsis
This sequel to The Interpretation of Cultures is a collection of essays which reject large abstractions, going beyond the mere translation of one culture into another, and looks at the underlying, compartmentalized reality.
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About the Author
Clifford Geertz is arguably the most distinguished anthropologist of our time. First published in 1973, his ‘The Interpretation of Cultures has become an established classic.
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The noted cultural anthropologist and author of 'The Interpretation of Cultures' deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of 'local knowledge.'
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- PublisherBasic Books
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0465041590
- ISBN 13 9780465041596
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Harper Colophon / Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1983
ISBN 10: 0465041590
ISBN 13: 9780465041596
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 244 pp., vi. '1' in number line. Contents divided into three Parts and 8 Chapters: PART I (1) Blurred Genres: The Refiguration of Social Thought"; (2) "Found in Translation: On the Social History of the Social Imagination"; (3) " ' From the Native's Point of View ': On the Nature of Anthropological Understanding"; PART II (4) "Common Sense as a Cultural System"; (5) "Art as a Cultural System"; (6) "Centers, Kings, and Charisma: Reflections on the Symbolics of Power"; (7) "The Way We Thinbk Now: Toward an Ethnography of Modern Thought"; PART III (8) "Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective"; Acknowledgments, p. 235; Index, pp. 237-244. Glossy green wrappers, with repeating pattern superimposed, Title lettering in large white letters on top 1/4 front cover, above Subtitle in thin, small orange letters across upper middle front cover; Author name lettering in thin, larger orange letters across bottom front cover. Essentially As New copy but for light age-toning of text, slightly more so around perimeters: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear. Clean text. Exemplary condition for a paperback published by Harper in the early 1980's, now 40 years-old. Still crisp. Seller Inventory # 002815
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