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Radio 4,28 Oct 2015,15 mins

National Pride

Four Thought

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Alex Marshall, fresh from writing a book about national anthems, discusses nationalism and patriotism. Alex tells stories of meeting self-described patriots and nationalists from Japan to Paraguay via France and Kazakhstan, and explores how our thinking about nationalism and patriotism is highly dependent on place and time. Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton.

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