Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Alan Macfarlane
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Law and Violence in an Elizabethan Village
Letters To Lily
Alan Macfarlane is an anthropologist; Lily his inquisitive granddaughter, constantly asks him questions about how the world works. In this book he provides her with some answers in …
The peculiarity of the English, A personal view
Alan Macfarlane is Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science at the University of Cambridge, a Life Fellow of King's College, Cambridge and Fellow of the British Academy. He …
Creative Lives and Works
Creative Lives and Works: Antony Hewish, Martin Rees and Neil Turok is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England's leading social anthropologists and historians, …
How to Discover the World - Reflections for Rosa
I have spent the last sixty years trying to understand the world. I have studied for two doctorates at Oxford and London and travelled through Nepal, Japan and China. Here I will …
Four Approaches to the Making of the Modern World
The Origins of English Individualism
The Origins of English Individualism is about the nature of English society during the five centuries leading up to the Industrial Revolution, and the crucial differences between …
History, Culture and Ethnography
History, Culture and Ethnography: Jack Goody, Clifford Geertz and Philippe Descola is a collection of interviews that is being published as a book for the first time. These …
Resources and Population
In many areas of the world destruction of natural resources and the rapid growth of populaton are among the most important problems facing individuals and governments. This book, …
Secrets of the Modern World
English Historical Records
This book describes the nature of English historical records over the period 1200–1800. It surveys the records created by the state, the estates of landlords, and the Church. The …
Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England
This is a classic regional and comparative study of early modern witchcraft. The history of witchcraft continues to attract attention with its emotive and contentious debates. The …