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Aug 15, 2017 · Named one of the 100 most important books published since World War II by the Times Literary Supplement, The Interpretation of Cultures transformed how we think about others' cultures and our own. This definitive edition, with a foreword by Robert Darnton, remains an essential book for anthropologists, historians, and anyone else seeking to ...
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- Richard Fenn, Clifford Geertz
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Jun 10, 2009 · The interpretation of cultures; selected essays : Geertz, Clifford : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Geertz, Clifford. Publication date. 1973. Topics. Ethnology, Culture, Ethnologie, Culturele antropologie, Ethnology. Publisher. New York, Basic Books. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays is a 1973 book by the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz. The book was listed in the Times Literary Supplement as one of the 100 most important publications since World War Two.
- Richard Fenn, Clifford Geertz
- 1973
Named one of the 100 most important books published since World War II by the Times Literary Supplement, The Interpretation of Cultures transformed how we think about others' cultures and...
Geertz argues that culture is a semiotic system of webs of significance that humans create and interpret. He illustrates his approach with examples of ethnography and thick description, which involves analyzing the context, meaning, and nuances of social actions and expressions.
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Jan 1, 1973 · Clifford Geertz. 4.11. 3,726 ratings97 reviews. In The Interpretation of Cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to develop an important new concept of culture. This groundbreaking book, winner of the 1974 Sorokin Award of the American Sociological Association ...
May 19, 1977 · Named one of the 100 most important books published since World War II by the Times Literary Supplement, The Interpretation of Cultures transformed how we think about others' cultures and our own. This definitive edition, with a foreword by Robert Darnton, remains an essential book for anthropologists, historians, and anyone else seeking to ...
- Clifford Geertz
