Learning to be Modern - Jottings for James

The theme of this book is the transformation of a childthrough infancy, boarding schools and university, fromthe home to the wider society. By combining photographsand scans of documents, Alan Macfarlane presents anaccount of his 'education' from his birth in Assam, India, in 1941 through to the end of his undergraduate degree atOxford University in 1963. This is part of a wider study ofcomparative education between China and the West.Alan Macfarlane, F.B.A., is an Emeritus Professor ofAnthropology at Cambridge University and a Life Fellowof King's College. His website is alanmacfarlane.co