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A formative ethnography of the relationship between markets and social life, back in print. Originally published in 1979, Clifford Geertz’s essay on the Moroccan bazaar is a classic ethnographic account of the interplay of economic, social, and religious lives in the bustle of transaction. Drawing on years of fieldwork in the Middle Atlas town of Sefrou, Geertz explores how actors from diverse backgrounds assess the worth and meaning of other people’s wares, words, and ways of doing business. He shows how the search for market information, so central to the theorization of markets by economists, is here based on careful appraisals of social relations, embedded in understandings of the broader institutional environment of the market town and its hinterlands. With a richness of insights procured for generations of readers, Geertz’s essay on the sūq is a model of and for the craft of ethnographic theory. Long out of print, it is republished here in a stand-alone edition introduced by Lawrence Rosen.

Trzecie wydanie niniejszej książki zawiera nowe wprowadzenie, w którym Geertz ponownie przywołuje znamienną dla swej twórczości ideę relacji między wiedzą abstrakcyjną i konkretną w antropologii - tego, jak krążymy między rozumieniem idei i rzeczy a rozumieniem kultur, które je tworzą. Wykorzystując tarcia między tymi obszarami rozumienia, Geertz zachęca czytelników, by do swych doświadczeń przykładali inną miarę.

Clifford Geertz's collection showcases his insightful commentary on significant intellectual and political movements, along with his experiences as an anthropologist. Through a blend of humor and wisdom, he encourages readers to appreciate differences rather than impose overarching theories. This compilation serves as a valuable resource for understanding past uncertainties and anticipating future challenges, highlighting Geertz's unique perspective on global events and cultural learning.

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. schovat popis

In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist and author of The Interpretation of Cultures deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge." A companion volume to The Interpretation of Cultures , this book continues Geertz's exploration of the meaning of culture and the importance of shared cultural symbolism. With a new introduction by the author.

Technologien und Marktmechanismen unterwerfen heute die Vielfalt der Kulturen einheitlichen Standards und lassen sie zu einer globalen Zivilisation zusammenwachsen. Mit dieser Globalisierung geht eine zunehmende Fragmentierung einher, die spätestens seit 1989 auch auf Europa übergesprungen ist. Das Ende der Blöcke hat zentrifugale Kräfte und Wanderungsströme freigesetzt, denen der klassische Rahmen des Nationalstaates immer weniger standzuhalten vermag; gleichzeitig scheint die europäische Integration ins Stocken zu geraten. Sind wir im Begriff, uns dem kulturellen Patchwork und den fraktalen Gesellschaften Asiens oder Afrikas anzuverwandeln? Droht das Programm des westlichen Liberalismus mit seinem Anspruch auf Universalität und Konsens zu scheitern?

In looking back on four decades of anthropology in the field, Clifford Geertz creates a personal history that is also a retrospective reflection on developments in the human sciences amid political, social, and cultural changes in the world.

This sequel to The Interpretation of Cultures is a collection of essays which reject large abstractions, going beyond the mere translation of one culture into another, and looks at the underlying, compartmentalized reality.

Aus dem Amerikanischen v. Pfeiffer, Martin ( Fischer Wissenschaft). 156 S.