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Author on Redefining Our Understanding of “The West"

The historical traditions and politics of the Western world have been shaped by what we know of our Greek and Roman origins. But historian Naoíse Mac Sweeney says the traditional "From Plato to NATO" understanding is misleading. Mac Sweeney joins the program to talk about her new book “The West.”
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