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Christmas 2011: Greg Melleuish

December 9, 2011

 

It is great to dip into The Classical Tradition edited by Anthony Grafton, Glenn W. Most and Salvatore Settis published by Harvard University Press and to which I devote an article to in the most recent Connor Court Quarterly. It is a fascinating read on not just the classical world but also the way that the classical world became part of Western Civilisation. 

I discovered the work of Anthony Grafton in 2011. He is the expert on Joseph Scaliger and his collection of essays Worlds Made by Words (Harvard University Press, 2009) is superb. 

I would also recommend Christian Smith's various books on contemporary Christianity in America, including his most recent study Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood,(Oxford University Press, 2011). It tells a us lot about the values of the younger generation. 

Returning to Australia, I would definitely recommend Anne Henderson's study Joseph Lyons: The People's Prime Minister, (NewSouth, 2011) which rehabilitates one of Australia's most important Prime Ministers.

 

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