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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Although some are suspicious of collections of published work, part of the power of this volume is its time-capsule quality. It is precisely because we know what comes thereafter that adds drama to witnessing Geertz measure new ideas in real time... You can justify reading this book on the grounds of learning from the intoxicating analysis, all the while covertly enjoying the razor-wire writing."--Timothy Larsen, Books & Culture "Life among the Anthros ... should not be left unread for anyone who wants to see the critical mind of Geertz at play."--Daniel Martin Varisco, Contemporary Islam "Inglis has successfully curated a volume of essays that does not only remind us of the depth and breadth of material that Geertz covered in his prolific scholarly life, but it also illustrates the ways that good humor, open-mindedness, and unapologetic fascination regarding the behavior of the human animal can facilitate the presentation of scholarly discourse to more popular audiences... An eclectic collection of essays."--Sarah Gordon, Journal of Folklore Research
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Comic Vision of Cliff ord Geertz 1 Part I: Sages and Anthropologists 1967 On Malinowski 15 1969 On Gandhi 21 1978 On Foucault 29 1992 On Genet 39 2001 Ethnography in China 47 Part II: Islams and the Fluidity of Nations 1971 In Search of North Africa 61 1975 Mysteries of Islam 71 1985 The Last Arab Jews 81 1989 House Painting: Toutes Directions 88 1990 On Feminism 101 2000 Indonesia: Starting Over 112 2001 On the Devastation of the Amazon 123 2003 Which Way to Mecca? Part I 135 2003 Which Way To Mecca? Part II 145 2005 On the State of the World 157 Part III: Th e Idea of Order: Last Lectures 2001 Th e Near East in the Far East 169 2002 An Inconstant Profession 185 2004 What Is a State If It Is Not a Sovereign? 200 2005 Shifting Aims, Moving Targets 219 2005 What Was the Th ird World Revolution? 236 Acknowledgments and Editorial Details 253 Notes 255 Index 265
