Local Knowledge

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Local Knowledge is written by Clifford Geertz and published by Basic Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786723750 (ISBN 10) and 9780786723751 (ISBN 13).

In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist and author of The Interpretation of Cultures deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge." A companion volume to The Interpretation of Cultures, this book continues Geertz’s exploration of the meaning of culture and the importance of shared cultural symbolism. With a new introduction by the author.