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. The Interpretation of Cultures Paperback Augby Clifford Geertz (Author), Robert Darnton (Foreword) 4.7 97 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 15.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 13.54 12 Used from 13.54 1 Collectible from 64.00 Paperback 15.73 9 Used from 8.59 20 New from 15. 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. 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. Rather, it is a web of symbols that can help us better understand what that behavior means. Culture, Geertz argues, does not drive human behavior. Like ethnography, anthropology relies on thick descriptiona term Geertz explains by citing a passage describing a conflictual encounter among French. For Geertz, culture is webs of meanings, so cultural analysis is a search for meaning. 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. Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis: Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture. One of the twentieth century's most influential books, this classic work of anthropology offers a groundbreaking exploration of what culture is
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