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Issue 6
Issue 6
Articles from Issue 6 (October/November 2017) of BBC World Histories Magazine
20th Century
Muriel Matters
The well-spoken women’s rights hero
Georgian
Are revolutions doomed to failure?
General ancient history
Pride and prejudice: same-sex relations through history
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20th Century
Have nuclear weapons helped to maintain global peace?
20th Century
Why North Korea went nuclear
Bronze Age
Scythians: the art of war
Victorian
Who was Abdul Karim? Shrabani Basu introduces Queen Victoria’s Indian confidant
General Modern
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Oaxaca: Central Mexico’s “fair and beautiful city”
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