The Interpretation of Cultures by Clifford Geertz

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This is a collection of essays which attempt to push forward a particular view of what culture is, what role it plays in social life and how it ought to be properly studied. What emerges is this book - a treatise in cultural theory developed through a series of concrete analyses.

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The Interpretation of Cultures by Clifford Geertz

This is a collection of essays which attempt to push forward a particular view of what culture is, what role it plays in social life and how it ought to be properly studied. What emerges is this book - a treatise in cultural theory developed through a series of concrete analyses.

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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ISBN 13 9780006862604
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Title The Interpretation of Cultures
Author Clifford Geertz
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1993-06-14
Number of pages 356
Prizes Joint winner of American Sociological Association Sorokin Award 1974
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