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Introducing
a book of letters written by Alan Macfarlane to his
granddaughter Lily
In
thirty separate letters Alan Macfarlane tries to answer
Lily’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 asks about many things, from the intimate,
personal and moral to the political, social and philosophical.
In
responding to Lily’s challenging questions, he ranges
through history and across the world’s cultures. Her
questions are the timeless ones which concern us all.
His answers are an attempt to describe to her how our
world works.
The
book is published by Profile
Books
The
questions asked by Lily..
Three
audio letters, articles and reviews..
Chat
room for readers..
Further
reading..
Sources
of quotations..
Foreign
languages..
Some
comments by readers of early drafts of the book..
Thanks
to those who helped..
I
decided not to put descriptions of the background to
each letter on this site although I had promised to
do so when the book went to press
Alan
Macfarlane's website
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