Stories
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It’s getting mighty crowded
Mid-20th-century population-density research on mice produced a whiskered apocalypse, predicted to become the fate of humans too. But perhaps a more compassionate approach could fend this off.
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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard
Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.
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How architecture builds a profession of stress
Architects might produce buildings that enhance our health, but at what cost? Kristin Hohenadel explores architecture’s pressurised and stressful culture.
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Witches
Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.
Catalogue
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Famines in Bengal, 1770-1943 / Kali Charan Ghosh.
Ghosh, Kali Charan.Date: 1987
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Famines and land assessments in India / by Romesh C. Dutt.
Dutt, Romesh Chunder, 1848-1909.Date: 1900- Books
Famines in the early history of Egypt and Syro-Palestine / [William Henry Shea].
Shea, William H.Date: [1976]- Books
Famines in colonial India : some unofficial historical narratives / edited by Brahma Nand.
Date: 2007- Books
Famines et épidémies dans les campagnes navarraises à la fin du Moyen Age / Maurice Berthe.
Berthe, Maurice.Date: [1984], ©1984