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Honour. People have fought for it and died for it. From honour-codes of the Japanese samurai, to the persistence of so-called honour killings. Why is this notion so powerful?

Honour. People have fought for it and died for it. People have murdered others because of it. Why is this notion so powerful and so lasting? In this edition we examine the honour-codes of the Japanese samurai, we explore honour in the works of Williams Shakespeare and look at the persistence of so-called honour killings.

Produced by Ian Muir-Cochrane

10 minutes

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  • Wed 31 Dec 201416:20GMT