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  1. 3.12. Iron Age Assyria. The most cruel empire in history?

    Publicerades: 2025-03-23
  2. Short announcement

    Publicerades: 2025-03-23
  3. 3.11. The Umayyads. ‘l’union fait la force’ or ‘divide and rule’?

    Publicerades: 2024-11-13
  4. 3.10 The Islamic Golden Age

    Publicerades: 2024-08-27
  5. 3.9. The Ottomans. True survivors

    Publicerades: 2024-06-27
  6. 3.8. The sick man and his strong medicine

    Publicerades: 2024-04-21
  7. 3.7. The Mandatory Period. Original sin.

    Publicerades: 2024-03-07
  8. 3.6. How has it come to this? And why does it matter?

    Publicerades: 2024-02-12
  9. 3.5. Syria and Iraq in the 50s and 60s. In a state of nature?

    Publicerades: 2024-01-20
  10. 3.4. 1970-90s, Saddam and Assad. In a state of terror.

    Publicerades: 2023-12-12
  11. 3.3. Mission Accomplished. The Iraq War, and its aftermath.

    Publicerades: 2023-11-12
  12. 3.2. The Arab Winter

    Publicerades: 2023-10-14
  13. 3.1. Iraq and Syria today

    Publicerades: 2023-09-28
  14. 2.21. Elam. In search of mad kings

    Publicerades: 2023-09-02
  15. 2.20 A convenient "Truth"

    Publicerades: 2023-07-29
  16. 2.19 The Achaemenid Persians: The evil empire (?)

    Publicerades: 2023-06-29
  17. 2.18 4th Century BCE. Invading hell, becoming the devil.

    Publicerades: 2023-05-25
  18. 2.17. Your own, personal, Alexander

    Publicerades: 2023-05-04
  19. 2.16. An ancient civil world war

    Publicerades: 2023-04-30
  20. ? skcabhsalf yhW: sunoB

    Publicerades: 2023-04-01

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We try to make sense of Asian culture and politics by exploring the continent's history. We start in the present, then methodically travel back in time. Best listened to in proper order. Season 1: Arabia Season 2: Iran Season 3: Iraq and Syria Season 4: ? Notice a mistake? Be so kind as to let me know. Suggestions, questions and encouragements are appreciated: [email protected] or Spotify questionnaire. Commercial offers or donations are never accepted. This is a 100 pct non-commercial podcast.

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