Stories
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The history of brainwashing
Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.
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The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
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Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
Catalogue
- Books
A history of Arabic literature / [Clément Imbault Huart].
Huart, Clément, 1854-1926.Date: 1903- Books
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History of the Arabic written tradition. Volume 2 / by Carl Brockelmann ; translated by Joep Lameer.
Brockelmann, Carl, 1868-1956Date: 2017- Books
A literary history of the Arabs / by Reynold A. Nicholson.
Nicholson, Reynold Alleyne, 1868-1945.Date: 1953- Books
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History of the Arabic written tradition. Volume 1 / by Carl Brockelmann ; translated by Joep Lameer ; with a preface by Jan Just Witkam.
Brockelmann, Carl, 1868-1956Date: 2017- Books
Histoire de la littérature arabe des origines à la fin du XVe siècle de J.-C / Régis Blachere.
Blachère, Régis, 1900-1973.Date: 1952-