57 episodes
How to Invent a Country BBC Radio 4
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- History
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4.8 • 208 Ratings
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When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
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China: The Life and Times of Chairman Mao
The Long March, the Civil War, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
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China: imperial collapse
The end of the Qing and the troubled birth of the republic under Dr Sun Yat-sen
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China - to kowtow or not to kowtow
Find out how the world's greatest civilisation found itself dragged into two opium wars
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China - the first emperor
Misha Glenny and Miles Warde head east to find out what is China and where it came from?
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Turkey - Ottoman or Turk
A bonus episode with Hannah Lucinda Smith, Christopher de Bellaigue and Misha Glenny
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Turkey - A Delicate Balancing Act
Ep 3 - How the republic of Turkey emerged from the ruins of World War One
Customer Reviews
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I adore this podcast and send it to all my friends, it is expansive and fascinating.
Tails of how nation states and empires came to be
Detailed information on each state came to be and how each interacted with their citizens and neighbouring state. Giving amazing insights into todays world
Just wow!
Brilliantly entertaining, full of remarkable history and so very thought provoking. Top notch!