Works and Lives: The Anthropologist as Author
Clifford Geertz
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paperback. This major work, now available in paperback, by one of the worlda s leading anthropologists discusses the style, imagery and metaphor of the great anthropologists, thereby developing Geertza s claim that doing good anthropology is like writing good literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
This major work, now available in paperback, by one of the world's leading anthropologists discusses the style, imagery and metaphor of the great anthropologists, thereby developing Geertz's claim that doing good anthropology is like writing good literature.
This major work, now available in paperback, by one of the world's leading anthropologists discusses the style, imagery and metaphor of the great anthropologists, thereby developing Geertz's claim that doing good anthropology is like writing good literature.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Polity
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745607597
SKU
KMK0022060
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99-1
Reviews for Works and Lives: The Anthropologist as Author
"America's most renowned cultural anthropologist . . . analyses the literary forms of several anthropological notables - Bronislaw Malinowski, Ruth Benedict, Claude Levi-Strauss, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, and others . . . The appreciation of Geertz's brilliant writing is much like the appreciation of a brilliant metaphor." New York Times Book Review . "The racy colloquialisms, the quick-fire prose, ... Read more