Interpreting Clifford Geertz
Subtitle: Cultural Investigation in the Social Sciences
By: edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander, Philip Smith, and Matthew Norton
Contributors: Brooks, Peter, 1938-
Edition: First edition.
Series: Cultural Sociology
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780230111714; 9780230111721
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Anthropology; Culture; Methodology; Social sciences; Research
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.