189. What's East of "the West" ? -- Anthony Kaldellis

189. What's East of "the West" ? -- Anthony Kaldellis

Before it became west of Islam, or China, or "the Orient," "The West" was simply the Western Roman Empire, and what it was east of was the Eastern Roman Empire. But the westerners wanted to be the true inheritors of the classical tradition, so they renamed it "western civilization," and made up reasons why the Eastern Roman Empire was actually something exotic and foreign and decadent and queer. They called it Byzantium.

That's the argument of Anthony Kaldellis' new book, Phantom Byzantium, and Anthony joins me to discuss those ideas and what they mean for our understanding of "the West" and the ideas about politics that European thinkers appropriate from Rome.

You can also listen to Anthony's first appearance on the podcast: https://www.everydayanarchism.com/the-roman-empire-lasted-because-its-rulers-were-in-a-constant-state-of-terror-anthony-kaldellis/

Anthony has his own wonderful podcast, Byzantium and Friends. I highly recommend it!

https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com/

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194. The Boston Tea Party as Direct Action -- Benjamin Carp

194. The Boston Tea Party as Direct Action -- Benjamin Carp

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193. Ancient Anarchy -- Christopher B. Zeichmann

193. Ancient Anarchy -- Christopher B. Zeichmann

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192. Can AI be Saved From Capitalism? -- Cory Doctorow

192. Can AI be Saved From Capitalism? -- Cory Doctorow

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191. The Deep American Constitution -- Mark Peterson

191. The Deep American Constitution -- Mark Peterson

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190. Anarchism is...Cooking -- Mark Bittman

190. Anarchism is...Cooking -- Mark Bittman

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188. Rewilding Crossover with Peter Michael Bauer

188. Rewilding Crossover with Peter Michael Bauer

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