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Letters to Lily
Alan Macfarlane
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Description for Letters to Lily
Paperback. Teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In this book the author answers his granddaughter's questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
In a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In these thirty letters, Alan Macfarlane answers his granddaughter's questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Lily's enquiries range from the intimate, personal and moral to the political, social and philosophical. What is the nature of good and evil? What is religion? How can I be truly ... Read more
In a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In these thirty letters, Alan Macfarlane answers his granddaughter's questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Lily's enquiries range from the intimate, personal and moral to the political, social and philosophical. What is the nature of good and evil? What is religion? How can I be truly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
259g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861977809
SKU
V9781861977809
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99-50
About Alan Macfarlane
Alan Macfarlane is Professor of Anthropology at Cambridge. He has often visited and taught in Japan.
Reviews for Letters to Lily
A sweeping tour d'horizon ... deep-thinking, wide-ranging essays on identity and society couched in simple, sturdy prose ... charming.
Boyd Tonkin
Independent
One of the most perceptive writers we have.
Paul Barker
Evening Standard
A real tour de force. It is a guide to the whole of history and ethnography and encapsulates the historical ... Read more
Boyd Tonkin
Independent
One of the most perceptive writers we have.
Paul Barker
Evening Standard
A real tour de force. It is a guide to the whole of history and ethnography and encapsulates the historical ... Read more