Interpreting Clifford Geertz : cultural investigation in the social sciences

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Label

Interpreting Clifford Geertz : cultural investigation in the social sciences

Title remainder

cultural investigation in the social sciences

Statement of responsibility

edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander, Philip Smith, and Matthew Norton

Creator

• Alexander, Jeffrey C., 1947-

Contributor

• Smith, Philip, (Philip Daniel), 1964-
• Norton, Matthew, 1976-

Editor

• Norton, Matthew, 1976-
• Smith, Philip, (Philip Daniel), 1964-

Subject

• Culture -- Research
• Geertz, Clifford
• Social sciences -- Research | Methodology
• Anthropology -- Research

Language

eng

Summary

"Meaning is everywhere and everybody must interpret. Nobody argued this more persuasively than Clifford Geertz. From Balinese cock fights to sheep raids to theater states, Geertz showed that there is no escape from the sticky webs of meaning that capture our lives. But what exactly is Geertz saying, and should we still listen to him? After all, many argue that his ideas have run out of steam. This book confronts Geertz and his critics, offering surprising answers from various disciplines and identifying for the first time the contours of "the Geertz Effect.""--Provided by publisher

Member of

• Cultural sociology

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Cultural sociology