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History
KEY SELLING POINTS
✱ 55 important moments that made an impact on the world— dent of the Institute for International Economic Cooperation
positive or negative—and, in many cases, announced the
beginning or end of a historic period
✱ Events are recounted in chronological order and placed in
their geographical and political contexts
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Defining Events That
Changed Our Lives
From 1950 to the Present
Edited by Alfredo Luis Somoza,
Lorenzo Sagripanti, & Margherita Giacosa
single event can change the world forever—and this
A intriguing, richly photographed volume looks at some of
the most significant political, social, and technological mile-
stones from the mid-twentieth century on. Beginning in 1950
with Korea and the advent of the Cold War, it covers everything
from the Cuban Revolution, moon landing, and 1960s student
protests, to the Yom Kippur War, Watergate, Chernobyl, and end
of the Berlin Wall, to 9/11, Apple’s introduction of the iPhone,
the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the fall of Raqqa, capital of
the Islamic caliphate.
From the Korean War to Brexit, relive
some of the most world-changing, life-altering
developments from 1950 to today.
ALFREDO LUIS SOMOZA is a journalist and anthropologist who
has written on international politics. He has worked with Radio
Popolare, Radio Vaticana, Radio Svizzera ltaliana, and Radio
Capodistria, and is the director of the online magazine dialoghi.
info and of the web-radio Young Radio. Somoza is the presi-
in Milan and was one of the founders of the Italian Association
of Responsible Tourism (AITR). He teaches master’s courses in
various universities and blogs for the Huffington Post.
MARGHERITA GIACOSA is a freelance editor from Milan who
has collaborated with several publishing houses. She has edited
the Italian and French version of Serial Killer and the French
edition of Films- Silence! Moteur! Action!
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