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Understandings of the Modern World: Conversations at a Time of COVID
Understandings of the Modern World: Conversations at a Time of COVID
Complementing the nine-volume series of autobiographies written by Professor Alan Macfarlane, this book discusses the emergence of the modern world, capitalism, society, culture, politics, belief, thought and survival in an unprecedented time. Over thirty hours of filmed interviews and conversations over Zoom during the COVID shutdown period comprise the basis of this book, which delves into topics relevant to anyone attempting to understand the complexity and nuance of the world as we know it today.
Professor Alan Macfarlane is a Life Fellow of King's College, University of Cambridge. His invaluable contributions to the field of anthropological science include "The Origins of English Individualism" (1978), in which he examines the historical roots of individualism in English society, and "The Savage Wars of Peace" (1997), a comprehensive analysis of the changing patterns of violence and conflict throughout human history. In more recent years, he has turned his attention to China, culminating in a rigorous study of the Chinese civilisation in "Understanding the Chinese - A Personal A-Z", and a comparative piece, "China, Japan, Europe and the Anglo-sphere". His books have been translated to over seventeen languages, and have enjoyed widespread popularity around the world. His YouTube channel, Ayabaya, boasts over fifty thousand subscribers. Macfarlane's exceptional contributions to the fields of anthropology and history have been recognized through numerous awards and honors. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Richard Marshall is editor of 3:16ammagazine, an online journal of philosophy, art and culture. He has interviewed nearly five hundred contemporary philosophers over the last ten years and this series remains ongoing. He is the author of two collections of interviews with OUP . He was a contributing editor of 3ammagazine for twenty years, publishing many articles and interviews with underground cultural writes and artists. He is also a painter on canvas and cardboard and has had several individual and joint exhibitions of his work, some of which he uses to illustrate his interviews.
Complementing the nine-volume series of autobiographies written by Professor Alan Macfarlane, this book discusses the emergence of the modern world, capitalism, society, culture, politics, belief, thought and survival in an unprecedented time. Over thirty hours of filmed interviews and conversations over Zoom during the COVID shutdown period comprise the basis of this book, which delves into topics relevant to anyone attempting to understand the complexity and nuance of the world as we know it today.
Professor Alan Macfarlane is a Life Fellow of King's College, University of Cambridge. His invaluable contributions to the field of anthropological science include "The Origins of English Individualism" (1978), in which he examines the historical roots of individualism in English society, and "The Savage Wars of Peace" (1997), a comprehensive analysis of the changing patterns of violence and conflict throughout human history. In more recent years, he has turned his attention to China, culminating in a rigorous study of the Chinese civilisation in "Understanding the Chinese - A Personal A-Z", and a comparative piece, "China, Japan, Europe and the Anglo-sphere". His books have been translated to over seventeen languages, and have enjoyed widespread popularity around the world. His YouTube channel, Ayabaya, boasts over fifty thousand subscribers. Macfarlane's exceptional contributions to the fields of anthropology and history have been recognized through numerous awards and honors. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Richard Marshall is editor of 3:16ammagazine, an online journal of philosophy, art and culture. He has interviewed nearly five hundred contemporary philosophers over the last ten years and this series remains ongoing. He is the author of two collections of interviews with OUP . He was a contributing editor of 3ammagazine for twenty years, publishing many articles and interviews with underground cultural writes and artists. He is also a painter on canvas and cardboard and has had several individual and joint exhibitions of his work, some of which he uses to illustrate his interviews.