Works and Lives: The Anthropologist as Author, Paperback - Clifford Geertz

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Publisher: Inter-Varsity PressAuthor(s): John (Author) PiperNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 213 x 143 x 12Cover type: Paperba...

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Publisher: University of Ottawa PressAuthor(s): Andrew DonskovTranslator: Arkadi KlioutchanskiNumber of pages: 594Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Clifford StoneIntroduction by: Paola Leopizzi HarrisSgt. Clifford Stone is one of the most important truth tellers of our t...