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Available light : anthropological reflections on philosophical topics /
Clifford Geertz, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, here discusses some of the most urgent issues facing intellectuals today. In this collection of personal and revealing essays, he explores the nature of his anthropological work in relation to a broader public, serving as the foremos...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2000.
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| Colección: | Anthropology online.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Clifford Geertz, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, here discusses some of the most urgent issues facing intellectuals today. In this collection of personal and revealing essays, he explores the nature of his anthropological work in relation to a broader public, serving as the foremost spokesperson of his generation of scholars, those who came of age after World War II. His reflections are written in a style that both entertains and disconcerts, as they engage us in topics ranging from moral relativism to the relationship between cultural and psychological differences, from the. |
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| Notas: | Articles previously published chiefly 1983-1999. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 140081412X 9781400814121 9781400823406 1400823404 0691089566 9780691089560 |