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The Origins of English Individualism The Family Property and Social Transition

Alan Macfarlane

The Origins of English Individualism

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The Charlie Kirk Show

McFarlane argued that English identity historically emphasized individualism over clanbased solidarity, shaping modern political behavior.

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It's a wonderful book by Alan McFarlane, a colleague of mine in Cambridge, called The Origins of English Individualism, that shows that the English people from the 13th, 12th, 13th century onwards wer...

— Episode: Why Is Europe Choosing To Replace Itself...

Episode: Why Is Europe Choosing To Replace Itself?

McFarlane argued that English identity historically emphasized individualism over clanbased solidarity, shaping modern political behavior.

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It's a wonderful book by Alan McFarlane, a colleague of mine in Cambridge, called The Origins of English Individualism, that shows that the English people from the 13th, 12th, 13th century onwards were constantly moving around, always moving around. We were not very familial.

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