Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology
In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist and author of The Interpretation of Cultures deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge." A companion volume to The Interpretation of Cultures, this book continues Geertz’s exploration of the meaning of culture and the importance of shared cultural symbolism. With a new introduction by the author.
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Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology
In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist and author of The Interpretation of Cultures deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge." A companion volume to The Interpretation of Cultures, this book continues Geertz’s exploration of the meaning of culture and the importance of shared cultural symbolism. With a new introduction by the author.
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Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology

Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology

by Clifford Geertz
Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology

Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology

by Clifford Geertz

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Overview

In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist and author of The Interpretation of Cultures deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge." A companion volume to The Interpretation of Cultures, this book continues Geertz’s exploration of the meaning of culture and the importance of shared cultural symbolism. With a new introduction by the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786723751
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 08/04/2008
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 464
File size: 778 KB

About the Author

Clifford Geertz, the author of many books, is Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey.
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