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  • The Empire of Tea

    This cultural, political, and social history of tea presents a " fascinating picture of tea's impact on the lives of millions of people around the world." ( Publishers Weekly)From Darjeeling to Lapsang Souchon, from India to Japan—a fresh, concise, world-encompassing exploration of the way tea has shaped politics, culture, and the environment throughout history. From the fourth century BC in China ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Japan Through the Looking Glass

    A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY THROUGH JAPAN'S MULTI-FACETED CUSTOMS AND CULTURE'An excellent book for anyone with an interest in Japanese culture' Sunday Telegraph'Takes in everything from the mythical roots of sumo to the ubiquity of Shinto shrines' The TimesAlan Macfarlane first encountered Japan full of certainty, confidence and unexamined assumptions. He soon found his preconceptions challenged on ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • The Science of Life

    Andrew Huxley, Richard Keynes and Horace Barlow

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    The Science of Life: Andrew Huxley, Richard Keynes and Horace Barlow is part of the series Creative Lives and Works. It is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the three conversations in this volume are part of a larger set of interviews that cut across various ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • History, Culture and Ethnography

    Jack Goody, Clifford James Geertz and Phillippe Descola

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    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 interviews have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are part of the series ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Imperialism and Colonialism

    Christopher Bayly, Richard Rathbone and Richard Drayton

    Imperialism and Colonialism: Christopher Bayly, Richard Rathbone and Richard Drayton is a collection of interviews that are being published as a book for the first time. These interviews have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are part of the ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Historical Ethnography and Peasant Societies

    McKim Marriott, James Scott and Maurice Bloch

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    Historical Ethnography and Peasant Societies: McKim Marriott, James Scott and Maurice Bloch is a collection of interviews that is being published as a book for the first time. These interviews have been conducted by a leading British social anthropologist and historian, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are a part of the series ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Creative Lives and Works

    Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    Creative Lives and Works: Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the five conversations in this volume, are part of a larger set of interviews that cut across various disciplines, from the social ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Law and Justice

    Thomas Bingham, Nicholas Phillips and Eleanor Sharpston

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    Law and Justice: Thomas Bingham, Nicholas Phillips and Eleanor Sharpston is the first time a collection of interviews is being published as a book. These interviews have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are part of the series Creative Lives and ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Science and Religion

    Edwin Salpeter, Owen Gingerich and John Polkinghorne

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    Science and Religion: Edwin Salpeter, Owen Gingerich and John Polkinghorne is a collection of interviews being published as a book. These interviews have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the five conversations in this volume, are part of Social Science Press’s series Creative Lives and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Science and Culture

    Lisa Jardine, Jean Michel Massing and Simon Schaffer

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    Science and Culture: Lisa Jardine, Jean Michel Massing and Simon Schaffer is a collection of interviews that are being published as a book for the first time. These interviews have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are part of the series Creative ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Of Poverty and Wealth

    Eric Hobsbawm, Barry Supple and Gareth Stedman Jones

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    Of Poverty and Wealth: Eric Hobsbawm, Barry Supple and Gareth Stedman Jones is a collection of interviews that is being published as a book for the first time. These interviews have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are part of the series Creative ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • From Antiquity to Ethnography

    Keith Thomas, Brian Harrison and Peter Burke

    Series series Creative Lives and Works
    From Antiquity to Ethnography: Keith Thomas, Brian Harrison and Peter Burke is the first time a collection of these interviews is being published as a book. They have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are part of the series Creative Lives and Works ... Read more

    $61.99 USD