The quest for modernity in asia and africa, new york. Further essays in interpretive anthropology, and more on. Primordial sentiments and civil politics in new states, in geertz, ed. The quest for modernity in asia and africa, ed geertz c the free press of glencoe, colliermacmillan, london, pp 105 157. The uses diversity tanner lectures on human values. Old societies and new states by clifford geertz, 1963, free press edition, in english. Primordial sentiments and civic politics in the new states, in clifford geertz ed.
The quest for modernity in asia and africa glencoe. Beyond tradition and modernity in madras comparative. Primordial sentiments and civil politics in new states, in clifford geertz ed. Geertz begins by observing that the anthropological study of religion is. Geertz s discussion of culture itself, rather than his discussion of ethnography as a method and cultural. Edward shils, political development in the new states, comparative, studies in society and history, ii 1960, 26592 and 293411. Books by clifford geertz author of the interpretation of.
He was, simply, the worlds bestknown authority on postcolonial indonesian society at the time, and it was hardly possible to discuss any aspect of indonesian society, culture or politics without reference to geertz. Primordial sentiments and civil politics in the new states. Anderson i t is perhaps too easy, in the age of the united nations, to read nation as merely a convenient shorthand expression for nationstate and thereby to. Eight essays combined in one book, highlighting probelms in recently established countries in asia and africa. Guide to the university of chicago committee for the. Geertz s attempt is only the bestknown and most elaborate of these. Geertz was trained as an anthropologist, and conducted his first longterm fieldwork, together with his wife, hildred, in java, which was funded by the ford foundation and mit. With the death of clifford geertz 19262006, both anthropology and asian studies lost one of their most prominent, influential, and wideranging figures, as many obituaries and retrospective. He was, simply, the worlds bestknown authority on postcolonial indonesian society at the time, and it was hardly possible to discuss. Professor geertz held an acls fellowship in 195051.
He had also edited a sixth book, old societies and new states geertz, 1963c, on politics in the newlyindependent countries of asia and africa, which included his muchquoted essay the integrative revolution. Social development and economic change in two indonesian towns comparative studies of new nations. Old societies and new states 1963 edition open library. The sudden vogue of such a grande idee, crowding out almost everything else for a while, is due, she says, to the fact that all sensitive and active minds turn at once to exploiting it. Clifford geertz, american journal of sociology 69, no.
To traditionalize, to make old, is expressed by pa. Sociology was born not when good and evil were defined by what is useful or harmful to society. See all books authored by clifford geertz, including interpretation of cultures, and local knowledge. Clifford james geertz august 23, 1926 october 30, 2006 was an american anthropologist who is known for his work in symbolic anthropology. Affective states affective states visweswaran, kamala 20040930 00. Geertz the uses of diversity 255 strauss, incorrigible, read his entire text, apparently at high speed, in the time left. He studied the religious life of a small, upcountry town for twoandahalf years, living with a railroad laborers family. Committee for the comparative study of new nations, university of chicago. Interpretation of a curing rite in central sulawesi, indonesia, anthropology and humanism, 21, 1, 4154, 2008. Committee for the comparative study of new nations. Clifford geertz books list of books by author clifford. Sentiments and civil politics in the new states 255 chapter 111 the politics of meaning 311 chapter 12 politics past, politics present. Putuppalakkam, new habit, usage, fashion, does not mean a renovated old habit or usage but that something not previously habitual or a matter of usage has become so.
Old societies and new states, the quest for modernity in asia and africa, edited by clifford geertz and published in 1963. Yet geertz was a kind of provinces committee in 1948, where he was face to phantom editor. Society for comparative studies in society and history. Indonesias new order in comparative historical perspective benedict r. Theories of ethnicity and the dynamics of ethnic change in. University of chicago library for the comparative study of. Type chapter authors c geertz is part of book title old societies and new states.
Primordial sentiments and civil politics in the new states, in c. New york me sharpe geertz c 1963 the integrative revolution primordial from econ 1111 at hong kong shue yan. He served until his death as professor emeritus at the institute for advanced study, princeton. A life of lea rning american council of learned societies. Clifford geertz was a key protagonist in the development of interpretive social science, but much of our understanding of his position as an intellectual neglects the crucial years before the publication of the interpretation of cultures. Committee for the comparative study of new nations snippet view 1963. Primordial sentiments and civil politics in the new states in old societies and new states, c. The quest for modernity in asia and africa geertz, clifford ed. Clifford geertz, intellectual autonomy, and interpretive.
Search for library items search for lists search for. Frances westley and harrie vredenburg, prison or ark. In this article, i argue that there is a common thread in geertz s early work and that it addressed, quite sophisticatedly, the reworking of. Development problems of multiethnic societies springerlink. Another classic collection of the time shows these kinds of preoccupations. Modern look on countries problems, research about problems which face every multicultural or multilinguistic state. He is a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences, the council on foreign relations, the american philosophical society, the. The quest for modernity in deeply troubled by his experience on the linguistic asia and africa in 1963. The quest for modernity in asia and africa chicago ill.