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| Author | Clifford Geertz |
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| Publisher | Basic Books |
Publication date | 1973 |
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| Pages | 470 |
| ISBN | 0-465-09719-7 |
The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays is a 1973 book by the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz. The book is a foundational text in cultural anthropology and represents Geertz’s vision of how culture should be studied and understood. The essays collectively argue for a new approach to anthropology, one that emphasizes the interpretive analysis of culture, which Geertz describes as “webs of significance” spun by humans themselves. The book was listed in the Times Literary Supplement as one of the 100 most important publications since World War Two.[1]
- ^ Yarrow, Andrew (November 2006). "Clifford Geertz, Cultural Anthropologist, Is Dead at 80". New York Times. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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