Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - mike - GoodreadsGeertz said he grew up wanting to be a writer but failed. This is one result of that failure: a very good book of close observation & philosophy masquerading as social science. Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - dsneaks - GoodreadsI had too read this book for a class on sociological research methods I was taking. The purpose of doing this reading was to show the importance of entree into an area we were studying. I found this ... Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Petr Špecián - GoodreadsGeertz's method is far from clear and unsuspicious (as probably generally is the case in anthropology) but this book still represents a piece of great writing on fascinating topics. Especcially the more theoretical chapters on religion and ideology I consider worth close attention. Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Annie - GoodreadsSome consider Geertz to be the messiah of anthropology. I am one of them. Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Douglas - GoodreadsOne of my all time favorite books. Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Myeashea Alexander - GoodreadsIt's a bit dense, but a must read. Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Robin - GoodreadsI like Geertz - mostly. His discussions are rich on data, and refreshingly non-wanky (perhaps the 'non-wanky' comment is a reflection of my own inadequate knowledge of theory, and a frustration I have ... Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Almudena - GoodreadsIntense, sometimes confusing. Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Richard - GoodreadsPossibly the most influential book of my college years. Read full review
Review: The Interpretation of Cultures
User Review - Policythinkshop - Goodreads"Wow! In a world where most people think culture is something you eat or gawk at, Geertz empowers the mind by making it the lens through which culture is seen and understood as a complex web that is dynamic and embedded with aesthetic, meaning and very human narrative." Read full review
