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Culture and Social Theory

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Culture and Social Theory

By Aaron Wildavsky

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About the book

Aaron Wildavsky, along with Mary Douglas, identified what they called grid-group theory. Wildavsky began calling this "cultural theory," and applied it to an astounding array of subjects. The essays in this volume exemplify the theory's potential contributions to three seemingly disparate, but related, areas: the social construction of meaning, normative/analytic political philosophy, and a theory of rational choices. This book is the first in a series of Aaron Wildavsky's collected writings bei...Show more

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9781138508873

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2018

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1

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Culture and Social Theory

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Paperback

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