solo [ENG] The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan

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jmk89
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solo [ENG] The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan

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Solo / Group project?: solo
Book Title: The Causal and the Casual in History
Author: John Buchan
Dates of birth and death of author: 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940
Language: English
Translator: N/a
Dates of birth and death of translator: N/a
Date of first publication: 1929
Wikipedia link to author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchan
Wikipedia link to book: N/a
Number of sections the project will have: 2
Does the project have a preface that will be recorded as a separate section? n
Category (Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama): non-fiction
Tags that describe the book (like: place, time, historical people/events, mystery, fairy tale, horror/ghost story, philosophy, ... : The Rede lecture 1929, history, philosophy
Summary for the catalog (from Wikipedia or written by you): In this lecture given in Cambridge, John Buchan (an Oxford graduate) considers the role of the accidental in history, cautioning the audience against trying to reason it away and giving examples of major events that were the result of accidental and very minor causes.
Online text source: "The Causal and the Casual in History, The Rede Lecture, 1929". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library.

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Viktor
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Re: solo [ENG] The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan

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Hello and welcome at Legamus!

I'll send you a Private Message with the details for our uploader. The Magic Window will be put in place soon.
jmk89
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Re: solo [ENG] The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan

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Thanks
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Re: solo [ENG] The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan

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The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan (*YYYY - † YYYY)[**TRANSLATORTXT**]
In this lecture given in Cambridge, John Buchan (an Oxford graduate) considers the role of the accidental in history, cautioning the audience against trying to reason it away and giving examples of major events that were the result of accidental and very minor causes....
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category: non-fiction / Tags: The Rede lecture 1929, history, philosophy
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cbounds
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Re: solo [ENG] The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan

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I am happy to proofread this recording.
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