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Radio 4,03 Jul 2018,44 mins

SeriesMargaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain

Fearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior

The Reith Lectures

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Historian Margaret MacMillan asks why both men and women go to war. "We are both fascinated and repulsed by war and those who fight," she says. In this lecture, recorded at York University, she explores looks at the role of the warrior in history and culture and analyses how warriors are produced. And she interrogates the differences that gender plays in war. Anita Anand presents the programme recorded in front of an audience, including a question and answer session. Producer: Jim Frank Editor: Hugh Levinson

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