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.
"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 most."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"The essays and personal history contained in Available Light
distill the continuing vitality, honesty, and acumen of an
intellectual. . . [Geertz's] clarity, humor, and insight never give
way to the flattened tone of pedagogue."---Paul-Jonathan Benson,
The Boston Book Review
"Mr. Geertz's most recent collection of papers and lectures . . .
makes the peculiarities of his profession still more pronounced.
What, he asks, is anthropology really about? . . . Isn't the
anthropologist doomed to misinterpret another culture? Is any
universal judgement possible? . . . So the anthropologist stands at
a troubled crossroads. . . . In one direction is the world of
culture, diverse and unimaginably complex; in the other is the
world of nature, immutable and universal."---Edward Rothstein, New
York Times
"Lucid, provocative and playful. . . . The book is impeccably
written--droll, animated, and bright in both senses of the
word--and should enlighten lay readers as well as
specialists."---Lionel Shriver, The Guardian
"Available Light is deeply moving."---T.M. Luhrmann, Times Literary
Supplement
"Anthropology has never been so central or so widely read within
the academy; and anthropologists have never been so insecure. In
this context of moral insecurity, Available Light is deeply
moving."---T. M. Luhrmann, Times Literary Supplement
"I am a fan of Geertz because he is one of the world's most
effective proponents of cultural, moral, and scientific pluralism.
. . . His new book . . . is a welcome, predictably fascinating, and
very elucidative exposition of Geertz's brand of pluralism. . . .
Gripping."---Richard A. Shweder, Science
"Geertz once again makes an important contribution to how we think
and live in the world today."
*Publishers Weekly*
"This book is impeccably written--droll, animated, and bright in
both senses of the word--and should enlighten lay readers as well
as specialists. . . . Lucid, provocative, and playful."---Lionel
Shriver, Guardian
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