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Thought styles: critical essays on good taste

By Mary Douglas

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About the book

We are often tyrannized by cooking styles and dress fashions but the idea of thought styles in control is less familiar and perhaps more disturbing. But how do thought styles work? In these fascinating essays Mary Douglas brings the topic down to the commonplace judgements of everyday life.

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9780803976566

Publisher

Sage Publications

Published year

1996

Language

English

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Thought styles

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Paperback

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