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Introducing Cultural Geography 01 What Is Culture? “ A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. ” —Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement “ Culture is coded wisdom. . . wisdom that has been accumulated for thousands of years and generations. Some of that wisdom is coded in our ceremonies, it is coded in our values, it is coded in our songs, in our dances, in our plays. ” —Wangari Maathai, Kenyan politician and environmental activist “ Culture is “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. ” —Sir Edward B. Tylor, English anthropologist “ One of the most effective ways to learn about oneself is by taking seriously the cultures of others. It forces you to pay attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you. ” —Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist G152 PHOTO:(tl) Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo, (cr) Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo, (bl) REUTERS/Alamy Stock Photo, (br) Courtesy of the Edward T. Hall Estate; TEXT: (t)M.K. Gandhi. My Non-Violence. 2015., (tc) Gunter Senft, Jan-Ola Östman, Jef Verschueren. Culture and Language Use. 2009.(bc) Maathai, Wangari. In Dater, Alan and Lisa Merton, directors. Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai. 2008; Marlboro, VT: Marlboro Productions.(b) Janet M. Bennett. “Edward T. Hall on Culture.” 2015.