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The Importance of Origins

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Historian Naoise Mac Sweeney delves into the lives of historical figures to explore and interrogate the received narrative and origins of 'the west'. Read by Nina Sosanya.

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

14 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 May 2023 00:30
主播大秀 Radio 4

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  • Mon 22 May 2023 09:45
    主播大秀 Radio 4 FM
  • Tue 23 May 2023 00:30
    主播大秀 Radio 4