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Long Reads: David Edgerton on the Myths of Modern Britain

Long Reads: David Edgerton on the Myths of Modern Britain

It's not just Brexit. The idea of "wrong turnings" has a long history in the UK.

Jacobin Radio · Jacobin

February 26, 20221h 6m

Show Notes

David Edgerton joins Long Reads for a discussion about the making of the modern British nation. David is a professor at King’s College London, where his work concentrates on twentieth-century history, global science, and technology. His most recent work is The Rise and Fall of the British Nation, one of the most ambitious reinterpretations of modern Britain for many years.


Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.


Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.