The Invention of the Modern World

ISBN-10: 0615919634
ISBN-13: 9780615919638
Category: Great Britain
Pages: 334
Language: English
Published: 2014-04-16
Authors: Alan Macfarlane, Professor, Reader in Historical Anthropology University of Cambridge Fellow Alan MacFarlane

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From the preface: 'This is a book which synthesizes a lifetime of reflection on the origins of the modern world. Through forty years of travel in Europe, Australia, India, Nepal, Japan and China I have observed the similarities and differences of cultures. I have read as widely as possible in both contemporary and classical works in history, anthropology and philosophy.' Prof Macfarlane is also the author of The Culture of Capitalism, The Savage Wars of Peace, The Riddle of the Modern World and The Making of the Modern World, among many others. This is the third book published by Odd Volumes, the imprint of The Fortnightly Review.

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