Issue 17

Expert articles from the August/September 2019 issue of BBC World Histories Magazine

Engraving showing flying fish leaping over a Spanish trade ship

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Winds of change: how the discovery of trade winds powered Europe's empires. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of the Red Dragon of China

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Has China always been the world’s greatest superpower?

Photographs documenting the facial reconstruction of a soldier whose cheek was extensively wounded during the Battle of the Somme

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What happened to the 8 million people who were disabled during WW1?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri in conversation about her book 'Don't Touch My Hair'

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"Afro-textured hair had no stigma before the dehumanisation of black people that emerged from slavery": Emma Dabiri discusses the changing perceptions of Afro-textured hair. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Engraving depicting Chinese opium smokers in a saloon

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What caused the First Opium War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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ExploreYangon, Myanmar: City of Golden Pagodas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Back down to Earth: the legacy of the 1969 moon landing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.