Bookshelf
| can't find it |

| browse books |
general
 

| book details |

Local Knowledge

By (author) Clifford Geertz





This book is currently unavailable. Enquire to check if we can source a used copy


| book description |

This sequel to The Interpretation of Cultures is a collection of essays which reject large abstractions, going beyond the mere translation of one culture into another, and looks at the underlying, compartmentalized reality.

| product details |



Normally shipped | Enquiries only
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 14 Jun 1993
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 254
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 210g
ISBN | 978-0-0068-6264-2
Readership Age |
BISAC | social science / anthropology / general


| other options |


| your trolley |

To view the items in your trolley please sign in.

| sign in |

| specials |

The Ballerina and the Bull: Anarchist Utopias in the Age of Finance

Johanna Isaacson
Paperback / softback
288 pages
was: R 306.95
now: R 275.95
This title will take longer to obtain, and should be delivered in 6-8 weeks

Our moment has seen the resurgence of an anarchist sensibility, from the uprisings in Seattle in 1999 to the Occupy movement of 2011.

Fifteen Dogs

André Alexis
Paperback / softback
176 pages
was: R 280.95
now: R 252.95
Available from overseas. Dispatched in aprox 4-8 weeks as local supplier is out of stock

A pack of dogs are granted the power of human thought - but what will it do to them? A surprising and insightful look at the beauty and perils of consciousness.

Bonsai Success in Southern Africa

Carl Morrow
Paperback / softback
160 pages
was: R 320.95
now: R 288.95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order

In this uniquely Southern African book, Carl Morrow and Keith Kirsten guide readers step by step into the magical realms of bonsai as a hobby, horticultural practice and art form.