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Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics
Clifford Geertz
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Description for Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics
Paperback. Offers insightful discussions of concepts such as nation, identity, country, and self, with a reminder that like symbols in general, their meanings are not categorically fixed but grow and change through time and place. This book treats the reader to an analysis of the American intellectual climate by someone who did much to shape it. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Clifford Geertz, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, here discusses some of the most urgent issues facing intellectuals today. In this collection of personal and revealing essays, he explores the nature of his anthropological work in relation to a broader public, serving as the foremost spokesperson of his generation of scholars, those who came of age after World War II. His reflections are written in a style that both entertains and disconcerts, as they engage us in topics ranging from moral relativism to the relationship between cultural and psychological differences, from the diversity and tension among activist ... Read more
Clifford Geertz, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, here discusses some of the most urgent issues facing intellectuals today. In this collection of personal and revealing essays, he explores the nature of his anthropological work in relation to a broader public, serving as the foremost spokesperson of his generation of scholars, those who came of age after World War II. His reflections are written in a style that both entertains and disconcerts, as they engage us in topics ranging from moral relativism to the relationship between cultural and psychological differences, from the diversity and tension among activist ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691089560
SKU
V9780691089560
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About Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz published his famous work, The Interpretation of Cultures, in 1973. It influenced a generation of not only anthropologists but also other scholars and intellectuals. His most recent book is After the Fact: Two Countries, Four Decades, One Anthropologist. He is currently a faculty member at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Reviews for Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics
"Available Light reflects an eminent scholar's mature insights into the state of anthropology after it has lost much of its former prestige..."
Library Journal "An important contribution to how we think and live in the world today."
Publishers Weekly "This is a provocative look at the human race (and the study thereof) by a man who has seen more of it than ... Read more
Library Journal "An important contribution to how we think and live in the world today."
Publishers Weekly "This is a provocative look at the human race (and the study thereof) by a man who has seen more of it than ... Read more