Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Clifford Geertz

Born: August 23, 1926
Died: October 30, 2006 (aged 80)
Bio: Clifford James Geertz was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology, and who was considered "for three decades...
Known for:
- The Interpretation of Cultures (1973)
- Local Knowledge (1983)
- Islam Observed (1968)
- Works and Lives (1988)
- Available Light (1983)