Alan Donald James Macfarlane born 20 December 1941 in King's College, Cambridge. He is the author or editor of 20 books and numerous articles on a anthropology as alive as history of England, Nepal, Japan and China. He has focused on comparative discussing of the origins and generation of the advanced world. In recent years he has become increasingly interested in the ownership of visual fabric in teaching and research. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society.
Publications
As editor The Gurungs: A Himalayan Population of Nepal by Bernard Pignede with Sarah Harrison, Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, 1993, 523 p. B00B79CVSC
As contributor The Nagas: Hill Peoples of Northeast India - Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter by Julian Jacobs with Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle, Thames and Hudson, London, 1990, 356 p.
Following and expanding The making of the innovative World: Visions from the West and East
Inspired by and continuing Letters To Lily: On How the World Works also addressed to younger persons of the author's and author's friends' families.
As editor The Education of Iris Macfarlane 1922-1939 by the text is available on this page