He also understood that as people migrate from one place to another, and as the cultural context changes over time, the elements of a culture, and their meanings, will change, which led him to emphasize the importance of local histories for an analysis of cultures.
他也了解到，當人们從某地迁到另一地，以及當文化脈絡随时间而改变，一个文化的各種要素及它们的意义将会隨之改变，这导致他强调對於文化分析而言，当地历史所具有的重要性。