The Interpretation Of Cultures - Couverture souple

Geertz, Clifford

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465097197 ISBN 13 : 9780465097197

Editeur : Basic Books, 1977

Synopsis

The Interpretation of Cultures 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. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"As an anthropologist, philosopher, political scientist, literary critic, and all-around, all-star intellectual, Clifford Geertz helped a vast public make sense of the human condition."―Robert Darnton, New York Review of Books

"The eminent cultural anthropologist.... Mr. Geertz was considered a founder of interpretive, or symbolic, anthropology. But his influence extended far beyond anthropology to many of the social sciences, and his writing had a literary flair that distinguished him from most theorists and ethnographers."―Andrew Yarrow, New York Times

"Clifford Geertz [was] an anthropologist whose imaginative studies of cultural groups from other countries changed the intellectual underpinnings of anthropology and other social sciences.... Dr. Geertz brought a distinctly literary sensibility to the study of anthropology with his sophisticated prose and vivid descriptions of social customs abroad.... Dr. Geertz's ornate, allusive accounts of other cultures came to define a new field of study called ethnography."―Washington Post

"Clifford Geertz is one of those rare scholars: the thinking person's liberal, who spurns easy banalities."―Lionel Shriver, Guardian (UK)

"Clifford Geertz was the foremost anthropologist of the past 40 years and perhaps the first of his trade to become world-famous.... His copious works first supplemented, then superseded the mighty labours of the founding fathers of the discipline."―Independent (UK)

"Clifford Geertz [was] arguably the best-known and most influential American anthropologist of the past several decades."―Richard Schweder, Common Knowledge

"One of the most articulate cultural anthropologists of this generation. Geertz has consistently attempted to clarify the meaning of 'culture' and to relate that concept to the actual behavior of individuals and groups."―Elizabeth Colson, Contemporary Sociology

Présentation de l'éditeur

One of the twentieth century's most influential books, this classic work of anthropology offers a groundbreaking exploration of what culture is
With The Interpretation of Cultures, the distinguished anthropologist Clifford Geertz developed the concept of thick description, and in so doing, he virtually rewrote the rules of his field. Culture, Geertz argues, does not drive human behavior. Rather, it is a web of symbols that can help us better understand what that behavior means. A thick description explains not only the behavior, but the context in which it occurs, and to describe something thickly, Geertz argues, is the fundamental role of the anthropologist.

Named one of the 100 most important books published since World War II by the Times Literary Supplement, The Interpretation of Cultures transformed how we think about others' cultures and our own. This definitive edition, with a foreword by Robert Darnton, remains an essential book for anthropologists, historians, and anyone else seeking to better understand human cultures.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0465097197
• ISBN 13: 9780465097197
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 480