{"title":"Tim Stanley","description":"\u003cp\u003eTim Stanley’s works explore complex themes within \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering thoughtful perspectives on history, tradition, and societal change. His writing invites readers to engage deeply with the forces shaping identity and heritage across time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eEpic Iran\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhatever Happened to Tradition?\u003c\/em\u003e, Stanley combines rich narrative with insightful analysis, making his books valuable for both casual readers and those seeking a deeper understanding in the fields of \u003cstrong\u003eeducation and reference\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-tradition-by-tim-stanley-9781399404877","title":"Whatever Happened to Tradition?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe West feels lost. Brexit, Trump, the coronavirus: we hurtle from one crisis to another, lacking definition, terrified that our best days are behind us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe central argument of this book is that we can only face the future with hope if we have a proper sense of tradition – political, social and religious. We ignore our past at our peril. The problem, argues Tim Stanley, is that the Western tradition is anti-tradition, that we have a habit of discarding old ways and old knowledge, leaving us uncertain how to act or, even, of who we really are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this wide-ranging book, we see how tradition can be both beautiful and useful, from the deserts of Australia to the court of nineteenth-century Japan. Some of the concepts defended here are highly controversial in the modern West: authority, nostalgia, rejection of self and the hunt for spiritual transcendence. We’ll even meet a tribe who dress up their dead relatives and invite them to tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStanley illustrates how apparently eccentric yet universal principles can nurture the individual from birth to death, plugging them into the wider community, and creating a bond between generations. He also demonstrates that tradition, far from being pretentious or rigid, survives through clever adaptation, that it can be surprisingly egalitarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe good news, he argues, is that it can also be rebuilt. It’s been done before. The process is fraught with danger, but the ultimate prize of rediscovering tradition is self-knowledge and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601311416556,"sku":"9781399404877","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5dd4e86f1d6f869e9eed45ab31dc14ad.jpg?v=1778036704"},{"product_id":"epic-iran-by-john-curtis-9781851779291","title":"Epic Iran","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Iranian Plateau extends for close to 2,000 km, encompassing dizzying mountain ranges, rolling hills, forests and rich farm lands. It has been home to some of the greatest civilizations of both the ancient and medieval worlds, with spectacular achievements in scholarship and material culture – but these remain poorly known internationally. This lavishly illustrated publication tells the story of Iran from the dawn of the historical period in 5,000 BC to today.\u003cbr\u003eIt is unique in combining the ancient and Islamic periods as well as contemporary art, from sculpture to goldsmiths’ work, from ceramics and glass to illustrated manuscripts, and from textiles and carpets to oil paintings, drawings\u003cbr\u003eand photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241184899308,"sku":"9781851779291","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781851779291-epic-iran-1.jpg?v=1787935677"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/tim-stanley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}