Works and Lives: The Anthropologist as Author - Brossura

Geertz, Clifford

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0745607594 ISBN 13: 9780745607597

Casa editrice: Polity, 1989

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

"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, sharp glancing allusions, aphorism and tropes of `Works and Lives′ force the reader on at such a brisk pace that, for some, reading it may seem like watching a speeded–up sequence of an old film . . . Those who can be expected to take this book in their stride will find it a lively and original critical comparison of the work of four remarkable anthropologists." Times Literary Supplement . "Geertz is a brilliant writer – obviously, he is also a brilliant thinker – endlessly witty and quotable." Boston Globe .

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• Editore: Polity
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0745607594
• ISBN 13: 9780745607597
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 168