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Prof. Alan Macfarlane, FBA, FRHistS, taught at the Department of Social Anthropology Cambridge University for more than 30 years and is now Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science and a Life Fellow 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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Odd Volumes (April 16, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0615919634
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0615919638
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.76 x 8 inches
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    I was born in Shillong, Assam, India in December 1941, son of a tea-planter. I was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford, Sedbergh School Yorkshire. I went to Oxford University where I read history (M.A., D.Phil), and then anthropology at London University (M.Phil., Ph.D.). I became a Senior Research Fellow at King's College, Cambridge in 1971 and a Lecturer, then Reader, then Professor of Anthropology at Cambridge. I became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1986 and am now Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science and Life Fellow of King's College.

    I have published about twenty books, put up over 800 films on Youtube, have a large website at www.alanmacfarlane.com

    I travel a good deal to Nepal, Japan, China and elsewhere and am interested in filming, computer databases and other things.

    My hobbies are walking and gardening.

    I work on all my many projects with my wife Sarah.

    If you want to see a slice of my life, look for my very recently published volumes of autobiography, 'Dorset Days' and 'Dragon Days'.

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