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: Rivals and Roots

Rivals and Roots

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Examining the 'rivals' to the modern west and the challenge of new ideas on civilisation.

What rivals are there to the west in modern times, and how do new narratives of inherited culture impact them? Read by Nina Sosanya.

If we reject the grand narrative of the West as it has been presented, what alternatives are there? How are we to understand our future by looking at past and what do contemporary rivals of the West, particularly China, believe of their own history?

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

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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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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