| Clifford Geertz by His Colleagues Contributor(s): Shweder, Richard A. (Editor), Good, Byron (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226756092 ISBN-13: 9780226756097 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: Clifford Geertz is the most influential American anthropologist of the past four decades. His writings have defined and given character to the intellectual agenda of a meaning-centered, nonreductive interpretive social science and have provoked much excitement and debate about the nature of human understanding. As part of its centennial celebration, the American Anthropological Association sponsored a presidential session honoring Geertz. "Clifford Geertz by His Colleagues "compiles the twelve speeches given by a distinguished panel of social scientists along with a concluding piece by Geertz in which he responds to each speaker and reflects on his own career. These edited speeches cover a broad range of topics, including Geertz's views on morality, cultural critique, interpretivism, time and change, Islam, and violence. A fitting tribute to one of the great thinkers of our age, this collection will be enjoyed by anthropologists as well as students of psychology, history, and philosophy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Social Scientists & Psychologists - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004017205 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.28" W x 9.3" (0.89 lbs) 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Clifford Geertz is the most influential American anthropologist of the past four decades. His writings have defined and given character to the intellectual agenda of a meaning-centered, nonreductive interpretive social science and have provoked much excitement and debate about the nature of human understanding. As part of the American Anthropological Association's centennial celebration, the executive board sponsored a presidential session honoring Geertz. Clifford Geertz by His Colleagues compiles the twelve speeches given then by a distinguished panel of social scientists along with a concluding piece by Geertz in which he responds to each speaker and reflects on his own career. These edited speeches cover a broad range of topics, including Geertz's views on morality, cultural critique, interpretivism, time and change, Islam, and violence. A fitting tribute to one of the great thinkers of our age, this collection will be enjoyed by anthropologists as well as students of psychology, history, and philosophy. |