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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7437887 Title: The interpretation of cultures : selected essays Author: Clifford Geertz Publisher: New York : Basic Books, ©1973. ISBN/ISSN: 046503425X 9780465034253 0465097197 : 9780465097197 OCLC:7437887

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The interpretation of cultures : selected essays

Author:	Clifford Geertz
Publisher:	New York : Basic Books, ©1973.
Series:	Harper Colophon books, CN 5019.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Clifford Geertz Find more information about:
ISBN:	046503425X 9780465034253 0465097197 : 9780465097197
OCLC Number:	7437887
Description:	ix, 470 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents:	Thick description: toward an interpretive theory of culture -- The impact of the concept of culture on the concept of man -- The growth of culture and the evolution of mind -- Religion as a cultural system -- Ethos, world view, and the analysis of sacred symbols -- Ritual and social change: a Javanese example -- "Internal conversion" in contemporary Bali -- Ideology as a cultural system -- After the revolution: the fate of nationalism in the new states -- The integrative revolution: primordial sentiments and civil politics in the new states -- The politics of meaning -- Politics past, politics present: some notes on the uses of anthropology in understanding the new states -- The cerebral savage: on the work of Claude Lévi-Strauss -- Person, time, and conduct in Bali -- Deep play: notes on the Balinese cockfight.
Series Title:	Harper Colophon books, CN 5019.
Responsibility:	by Clifford Geertz.

PART I
1. Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture

PART II
2. The Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man
3. The Growth of Culture and the Evolution of Mind

PART III
4. Religion as a Cultural System
5. Ethos, World View, and the Analysis of Sacred Symbols
6. Ritual and Social Change: A Javanese Example
7. "Internal Conversion" in Contemporary Bali

PART IV
8. Ideology as a Cultural System
9. After the Revolution: The Fate of Nationalism in the New States
10. The Integrative Revolution: Primordial Sentiments and Civil Politics in the New states
11. The Politics of Meaning
12. Politics Past, Politics Present: Some Notes on the Uses of Anthropology in Understanding the New States

PART V
13. The Cerebral Savage: On the Work of Claude Levi-Strauss
14. Person, Time, and Conduct in Bali
15. Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight

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