Contributions

  • Ellis, Richard - Contributor
  • Wildavsky, Aaron B. - Contributor

Publication

1990 - Westview Press, Boulder, Colo, Colorado

Language

English

Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1098337
  • LibraryThing985082

Classifications

  • DDC306
  • LCCHM101 .T5135 1990

Description

This book defines and introduces cultural theory to the field of political and social science. The original source of this theory is in the writings of Mary Douglas. The authors have collected her ideas, into a coherent theory of culture as a trait of institutions of different sizes. It is a great book that challenges much of traditional political science.

Description

Intellectually based on the work of anthropologist Mary Douglas, this volume presents a typology of five ways of life - egalitarianism, fatalism, individualism, hierarchy and autonomy - to serve as an analytic tool in examining people, culture and politics.

Subjects

People

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Series Statement

  • Political cultures

Other Editions

  • Cultural theoryWestview Press1990-01-01

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