Publication

2000 - Basic Books

Language

English

Word Count

120,000 words, Guess

Page Count

480 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100465097197
  • ISBN-139780465097197
  • Goodreads330006
  • Open LibraryOL7594254M

Description

In The Interpretation of Cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to develop an important new concept of culture. This groundbreaking book, winner of the 1974 Sorokin Award of the American Sociological Association, helped define for an entire generation of anthropologists what their field is ultimately about.

First Sentence

In her book, Philosophy in a New Key, Susanne Langer remarks that certain ideas burst upon the intellectual landscape with a tremendous force.

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Other Editions

  • Interpretation of CulturesBasic Books2000-01-01

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