EI Weekly Listen — The fake history of civilisational states by Christopher Coker
Mar 11, 2022, 10:12 AM
So-called civilisational states, including Russia, China and India, invoke fake histories to justify and buttress their contemporary political settlements. But those who cannot let go of the past are always at risk of finding themselves imprisoned by it. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-fake-history-of-civilisational-states/
Credit: PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images