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Title: After the Fact: Two Countries, Four Decades, One Anthropologist (Jerusalem Harvard Lectures) by Clifford Geertz ISBN: 0-674-00872-3 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Geertz ignored his presence during genocide for too long
Comment: I have been influenced by the beauty of Geertz writing for decades, but After the Fact has left me disturbed and confused. This summer I read an essay by Stephen Reyna claiming Geertz covered-up genocide in Indonesia, I didn't believe Reyna's claims until I read Geertz's account of these events in this book. Now I don't know what to think, and I am beginning to question Geertz's methods and I want to know why Geertz was not outspoken about the genocide he saw.
Rating: 4
Summary: the great but unclassifiable anthropologist
Comment: A Professor of Social Science at Princeton for decades, Geertz gave a series of lectures at the University of Jerusalem and these were the result. The book serves as a memoir of his four decades in the field of anthropology and brings together two areas of the world where he has built his career. Noting the similarities and differences of working in Indonesia and Morocco, Geertz draws comparative aspects of these divergent cultures. Known for his 'thick description' which was made Bible in the "interpretation of cultures" (a must first-read for understanding his theories), Geertz uses it some, but doesn't overload the reader here. The uninformed reader can still enjoy the behind-the-scenes-look at one of the foremost anthropologists of the 20th century and not get lost along the way. For the Geertz fan, it is a must read, if nothing for his funny anecdotes.
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Title: Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics. by Clifford Geertz ISBN: 0691089566 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Works and Lives: The Anthropologist As Author by Clifford Geertz ISBN: 0804717478 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr Pub. Date: January, 1990 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Interpretation of Cultures (Basic Books Classics) by Clifford Geertz ISBN: 0465097197 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology by Clifford Geertz ISBN: 0465041620 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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