British education is designed to teach about society andpower, play and performance, the head and the heart, thespirit and character. It is a preparation for a certain kind of'modernity.' This book explains how education can make usmodern and the way in which such an education is differentfrom that of Europe and China.Alan Macfarlane, F.B.A., is an Emeritus Professor ofAnthropology at Cambridge University and a Life Fellowof King's College. His website is alanmacfarlane.com
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