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The West is obsessed with the idea that it is under threat, but that fear springs from a misunderstanding of how modern human societies work. By Yuval Harari The “clash of civilisations” thesis seems ...

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First broadcast in 1969 across 13 episodes, Civilisation took viewers on a tour through 13 countries and back through many centuries, all guided by Lord Kenneth Clark as he expounded, with ...