
Knowledges
Culture, Counterculture, Subculture
Peter Worsley(Author)
New Press
Published on 1. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-56584-555-8 (ISBN)
Description
A sweeping look at how we know what we know, by the author of the renowned The Trumpet Shall Sound.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
585 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56584-555-8 (9781565845558)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Twice president of the British Sociological Association, Peter Worsley is the author of the classic study of "cargo cults" in the Pacific, The Trumpet Shall Sound. His book The Third World introduced that term into everyday use. He is also the author of the bestselling textbook Introducing Sociology. He lives in London.