The
Invention of the Modern World
Given
by Alan Macfarlane in March-April 2011
1. What
is the question?
2. War,
trade and empire
3. The
technology of production
4.
Capitalism, money and markets
5. Affluence
and Population
6. Universities
and science
7. Caste
and class
8. Games,
sports and hobbies
9. Kinship,
marriage and friendship
10. Associations,
trusts and clubs
11. Power
and bureaucracy
12. Law
and violence
13. Education
and language
14. Myths
of unity
15. Religion
and ethics
16. English
character
17. The
English path
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