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Mary Douglas

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Mary Douglas

By Perri 6, Paul Richards

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About the book

Mary Douglas's innovative explanations for styles of human thought and for the dynamics of institutional change have furnished a distinctive and powerful theory of how conflicts are managed, yet her work remains astonishingly poorly appreciated in social science disciplines. This volume introduces Douglas's theories, and outlines the ways in which her work is of continuing importance for the future of the social sciences. Mary Douglas: Explaining Human Thought and Conflict shows how Douglas laid...Show more

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9781785335617

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Berghahn Books

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2017

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Mary Douglas

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