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brief histories of almost anything 50 savvy slices of our global past
p here are fifty concise entertaining histories on a broad eclectic range of ideas borders feminism global issues migration world trade commodities bananas jeans regions africa ireland and institutions corporations the world bank . p lucid and irreverent brief histories of almost anything challenges common perceptions associated with the subjects by going behind the facts . each history has been selected from the new internationalist magazine a leading authority on alternative history and best international coverage winner in the utne reader independent press awards . p edited by chris brazier author of the best selling no nonsense guide to world history .
paperback new internationalist 2008 isbn13 9781906523008 isbn10 1906523002
abridged n isbn 13 9781906523008 number in series 1 number of pages 224 publisher new internationalist release date 62135769600000