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Life among the Anthros and Other Essays /

Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) was perhaps the most influential anthropologist of our time, but his influence extended far beyond his field to encompass all facets of contemporary life. Nowhere were his gifts for directness, humor, and steady revelation more evident than in the pages of the New York Re...

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Auteur principal: Geertz, Clifford (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Inglis, Fred (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2010].
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) was perhaps the most influential anthropologist of our time, but his influence extended far beyond his field to encompass all facets of contemporary life. Nowhere were his gifts for directness, humor, and steady revelation more evident than in the pages of the New York Review of Books, where for nearly four decades he shared his acute vision of the world in all its peculiarity. This book brings together the finest of Geertz's review essays from the New York Review along with a representative selection of later pieces written at the height of his powers, some that fi.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9781400834549