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Alan Macfarlane

Alan Donald James Macfarlane FBA FRHistS (born 20 December 1941) is a British anthropologist and historian, and a Professor Emeritus of King's College, Cambridge. He is the author or editor of 20 books and numerous articles on the anthropology and history of England, Nepal, Japan and China. He has focused on comparative study of the origins and nature of…

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Known for
The Origins of English Individualism
Alma mater
Worcester College, University of Oxford (BA, MA, DPhil) London School of Economics and Political Science (MPhil) School of Oriental and African Studies (PhD)
Born
(1941-12-20) 20 December 1941 (age 84) Shillong, Colonial Assam, British India
Doctoral advisor
Keith Thomas
Fields
Anthropology History
Thesis
Witchcraft prosecutions in Essex, 1560–1680 (1967)

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related to Further reading · 19
Alan Macfarlane → Capitalism, Culture, English Historical Continuity, English Individualism, History Workshop Journal, Keith, March, Modernization, No, October, Pre-Modern England, Richard, Snell, Social History, Stephen, The Invention, The Work, Vann, Vol
related to External links · 4
Alan Macfarlane → Internet Archive, Macfarlane, Official, YouTubeWorks
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Alan Macfarlane → Worcester College, University of Oxford (BA, MA, DPhil) London School of Economics and Political Science (MPhil) School of Oriental and African Studies (PhD)
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Alan Macfarlane → (1941-12-20) 20 December 1941 (age 84) Shillong, Colonial Assam, British India
Doctoral advisor · 1
Alan Macfarlane → Keith Thomas
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Alan Macfarlane → Anthropology History
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Alan Macfarlane → The Origins of English Individualism
Thesis · 1
Alan Macfarlane → Witchcraft prosecutions in Essex, 1560–1680 (1967)
Website · 1
Alan Macfarlane → alanmacfarlane.com
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Alan Macfarlane → King's College, University of Cambridge

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Alan MacfarlaneThesisWitchcraft prosecutions in Essex, 1560–1680 (1967)1.00infobox
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