The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney

The West: A New History Of An Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney

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The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney: The Illusion of Christendom

The Illusion of Christendom

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Naoise Mac Sweeney asks how unified the Christian past of the west actually was.

Even as The Crusades loom large in history, Naoise Mac Sweeney asks just how unified the Christian past of the west was. Read by Nina Sosanya.

We may well think of the Crusades as a defining event in history, but just how unified was the Christian past of the West? The lives of Emperor Theodore Laskaris and philosopher al-Kindi have some clues.

Is 'Plato to Nato' actually true? How has the myth of the West and its exclusively European origins been built and maintained? A brilliant and rigorous interpretation of history that reflects the diversity of ideas and figures in the West.

Using the lives of historical figures from ancient Greece to present day, historian Naoise Mac Sweeney interrogates the idea of the West and its claims to Greco-Roman lineage.

Read by Nina Sosanya
Written by Naoise Mac Sweeney
Abridged by Patricia Cumper
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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Naoise Mac Sweeney interrogates the myth of the west and its exclusively European origins.

Book of the Week. Using historical figures from ancient Greece to present day, historian Naoise Mac Sweeney interrogates the myth of the west and its exclusively European origins.

Is 'Plato to Nato' actually true? How has the myth of the West and its exclusively European origins been built and maintained? A brilliant and rigorous interpretation of history that reflects the diversity of ideas and figures in the West.

Using the lives of historical figures from ancient Greece to present day, historian Naoise Mac Sweeney interrogates the idea of the West and its claims to Greco-Roman lineage.

Read by Nina Sosanya

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