num_pages: 480
description: In The Interpretation of Cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to develop an important new concept of culture. This groundbreaking book, winner of the 1974 Sorokin Award of the American Sociological Association, helped define for an entire generation of anthropologists what their field is ultimately about.
language: English
title: The Interpretation of Cultures
titlecomplete: The Interpretation of Cultures
genres: Sociology, History, Anthropology, Theory, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Academic, Cultural, Social Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 3671
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Sorokin Award
publisher: BasicBooks