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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

14 minutes

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Sat 27 May 2023 00:30
主播大秀 Radio 4

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  • Fri 26 May 2023 09:45
    主播大秀 Radio 4 FM
  • Sat 27 May 2023 00:30
    主播大秀 Radio 4