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Nationalism: everything you wanted to know

Nationalism: everything you wanted to know

John Hutchinson answers listener questions about the history of nationalism

Danny Bird

Published: August 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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Human beings tend to identify with being in a group, and, historically, few groupings have been more potent than the idea of the nation. But when did people first embrace the idea of the nation state? Is nationalism predominantly a right-wing creed? And does it thrive during periods of crisis and uncertainty? In this Everything You Wanted To Know episode, Danny Bird puts these questions and others submitted by our listeners to John Hutchinson.

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Danny BirdContent producer

Danny Bird is a content producer at HistoryExtra