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Local Knowledge

Paperback • 2010 • English

Local Knowledge

By Geertz, Clifford

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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.

Social theory
Anthropology
Social and cultural anthropology

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9780006862642

Publisher

Fontana Press

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Local Knowledge

Format

Paperback

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