Lineages of Modernity Magic A new afterword sheds light

A new afterword sheds light on the origins of the project

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Lineages of Modernity Magic A new afterword sheds light"To the study of the United States, the Soviet Union and France, Emmanuel Todd has brought a unique combination of empirical rigour and humanist insight. Now, in Lineages of Modernity, this great thinker has found his greatest subject." Michael Lind, author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States "Emmanuel Todd provides intellectual nourishment of the first order. His family based, anthropological historical account uncovers