In 1995 the book was included among the Times Literary Supplement's hundred most influential non-fiction works since WWII.

First published in 1992, this volume follows on from the programme for studying risk and blame that was implied in Purity and Danger.

In "Purity and Danger" Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society.

One of the most important works of modern anthropology.

The papers in this text demonstrate the importance of seeking to understand beliefs and practices that are implicit and a priori within what might seem to be alien cultures.

First published in 1979, this volume introduces a cultural factor to theories of consumption. The World of Goods goes beyond standard economic analyses, which rely on theories of individual psychology.

In this collection of recent essays, Mary Douglas develops a programme for studying risk and blame that follows from ideas originally proposed in Purity and Danger.

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.