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A Brexit reading list

Matthew Sweet is joined by Edith Hall, Chris Kissane, Elif Shafak and Alan Mendoza to consider what might be on a reading list to prepare for a post-Brexit world.

Classicist Professor Edith Hall, New Generation Thinker Chris Kissane, novelist Elif Shafak, and Dr Alan Mendoza from the Henry Jackson Society join Matthew Sweet to consider what might be on a reading list to prepare for a post Brexit world.

Reading List:
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Moniza Alvi, Europa
Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart
Voltaire, Candide
Sun Tzu, The Art Of War
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, Barbarians At The Gate
Ali Smith, Autumn
Hannah Arendt, Men In Dark Times

Producer:Luke Mulhall.

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45 minutes

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Tue 13 Dec 2016 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Credits

Interviewed Guest Edith Hall
Interviewed Guest Christopher Kissane
Interviewed Guest Elif Shafak
Interviewed Guest Alan Mendoza
Presenter Matthew Sweet
Producer Luke Mulhall

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  • Tue 13 Dec 2016 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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