Life Among the Anthros: And Other Essays

by Clifford Geertz

Book Overview

An incomparable retrospective of writings by one of the world's great anthropologists

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691156255
• ISBN13: 9780691156255
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.9"