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The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Nao铆se Mac Sweeney
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.
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