In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge."
Book Details
Publisher: Basic Books
Publish Date: Mar 11st, 1985
Pages: 256
Language: English
Edition: undefined - 0003
Dimensions: 8.02in - 5.14in - 0.61in - 0.61lb
EAN: 9780465041626
Categories: • Anthropology - Cultural & Social
About the Author
Clifford Geertz, the author of many books, is Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey.