2. the stage for Geertz’ comparative analysis of law in Chapter 8, from which his book takes its name. Comparative Public Administration and Comparative Adminis­tration Group: Nicholas Henry observes: “Cross cultural public administration, as the compara­tive approach also is called, is a fairly new development in the field” . Local Knowledge by Clifford Geertz, 9780465041626, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. I. NTERPRETIVE . Geertz C (1983) Local knowledge: fact and law in comparative perspective. The noted cultural anthropologist and author of 'The Interpretation of Cultures' deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of 'local knowledge.' Recommended: Jack Goody (1986) The Logic of Writing and the Organization of Society. Read for Week 2: Emile Durkheim on Law and Society (1897), excerpt. 13. ... For an elaboration of the constitutive theory, see Geertz, Thick Description, supra note 1; Geertz, Local Knowledge, supra note 12, at 167–219. Clifford Geertz (1983), ‘Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective’ Volume II – Institutions - Tom Ginsburg, Pier Giuseppe Monateri and Francesco Parisi Contents Acknowledgements An Introduction to all four volumes by the editors appears in Volume I PART I LEGAL FAMILIES AND THE RELEVANCE OF LEGAL ORIGINS 1. E. SSAYS IN . L. OCAL . Clifford Geertz, 'Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective' in Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretative Anthropology, 3 rd ed (Basic Books, 1983) 167. The comparative public administration and its rapid rise in popularity opened new vistas of thought and analysis. About the Author Clifford Geertz, the author of many books, is Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. “Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective,” in Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology, 167 – 234. K. NOWLEDGE: F. URTHER . Clifford Geertz (1983) “Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective,” excerpt; also “Legal Pluralism” short excerpts. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW [Vol. The lawyer and the anthropologist, posits Geertz, both face the challenge of negotiating the relationship between the particular and the general: “Between the skeletonization of fact so as to Clifford Geertz, Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective, in C lifford G eertz, L ocal K nowledge 167, 184 (Basic Books 1983). Laura We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. For Geertz's work most relevant to the study of law, see CLIFFORD GEERTZ, Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective, in LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: FURTHER ESSAYS IN INTERPRETIVE ANTHROPOLOGY (1983) [hereinafter GEERTZ, Local Knowledge]. For 5. (2015). H. Patrick Glenn, Legal Traditions of the World, 5 th ed. This perspective echoes the formulation of Clifford Geertz: [L]aw, rather than a mere technical add-on to a morally (or immorally) ... Local Knowledge: Fact and Law in Comparative Perspective, in. due to the fact that when people disregard their own knowledge and wisdom, it slowly gets lost and can easily be misappropriated (Battiste, 2002). Geertz , Clifford 1985 . 18. In: Local knowledge: further essays in interpretive anthropology, New York Google Scholar Gibson JL, Caldeira GA (1996) The legal cultures of Europe. New York : Basic Books . A. NTHROPOLOGY. Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers.