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Issue 4
Issue 4
Articles from Issue 4 (June/July 2017) of BBC World Histories Magazine
General ancient history
From Nan Madol to Karakorum: 7 cities that history forgot
20th Century
Spanish flu: the virus that changed the world
20th Century
The big question: Is Africa a prisoner of its past?
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20th Century
South China Sea: Why do small islands cause big disputes?
20th Century
Why did Israel attack the USS
Liberty
?
General Modern
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Kyoto: Japan’s city of gardens and geishas
20th Century
The thorns in Mussolini’s side: the anti-Fascists who opposed the Italian regime
20th Century
What happened when the Rolling Stones rocked Warsaw?
Second World War
The War in the West
: James Holland in conversation
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