Issue 10

Articles from Issue 10 (June/July 2018) of BBC World Histories Magazine

Has Russia always played by its own rules?

Has Russia always played by its own rules?

Japanese boats approaching a 'black ship' of US Commodore Matthew C Perry. His arrival in Japan in 1853 forcibly introduced the modern west to the semi-self-isolated island nation (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

From Meiji to modernity: how Japan reinvented itself through the 20th century

US NATO Army on training in Germany

Able Archer 83: the Nato war-game that nearly spelled nuclear disaster

Carved wall scene depicting Cleopatra at Dendera Temple

Cleopatra: what is the real legacy of the last pharaoh?

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Brass band playing during Mardi Gras in Mew Orleans

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Sarah Churchwell and Adam IP Smith in conversation

Behold, America: Sarah Churchwell in conversation . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.