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Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology
Authors: Clifford Geertz
Publisher: Fontana Press · Published: 1993
Pages: 244
Categories: Philosophy / Essays, Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Social Science / Anthropology / General, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Science / Sociology / General
Description
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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