The Meanings of Social Life

The Meanings of Social Life
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-13 : 9780195306408
ISBN-10 : 0195306406
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Book Synopsis The Meanings of Social Life by : Jeffrey C. Alexander

Download or read book The Meanings of Social Life written by Jeffrey C. Alexander and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an approach to how culture works in societies. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, this work shows how these unseen cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions.


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