Stories
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Inside the Cold War mind
Martin Sixsmith explores the competing national psyches of Russia and America, and a world divided between their irreconcilable visions of human nature.
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
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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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Fleeing fear, defying prejudice
As teenage refugee Sedra Al-Yousef grappled with rebuilding her life and education in another country, at the same time she used compassion and humanity to demolish populist anti-refugee myths.
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Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XXXIII. Foreign and colonial systems of poor relief with a memorandum on the relief of famines in India.
Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.Date: 1910- Books
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Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. Appendix.
Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.Date: 1909-1913- Books
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The present influence and conduct of Great-Britain impartially considered. In a letter from a foreign minister at the Hague, to Count - residing at the court of London. Faithfully translated from the original French.
Foreign minister at the Hague.Date: [1741]- Books
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The court kalendar. 1740. Containing I. The Births of all the Sovereign Princes now living, with the Time of the first Founding of all the Kingdoms, &c. now in Europe, p. 5. II. A List of the Cardinals, with the Time of their Births and Promotions, p. 9. III. The Deaths of all the Princes since 1720, p. 21. IV. Remarks Historical and Chronological concerning the Age of the World, p. 26. V. Of the Names of the Months, p. 27. VI. A List of the Privy Council, p. 28. VII. List of the Knight[s] of the Garter, p. 30. VIII. - of those of the Bath, p. 31. IX. - of those of the Thistle, p. 32. X A List of the Foreign Ministers now residing at the Court of Great Britain, and of the English Ministers Abroad, p. 32. XI. A List of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, p. 34. XII. Rates of the Hackney Coachmen and Watermen, p. 39. XIII. Memorable events since 1688, p. 42. Suited to bind up with Rider's Almanack, a List of the present Parliament, and a List of the Publick Offices.
Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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The court kalendar: 1737. Containing I. The Births of all the Sovereign Princes now living, with the Time of the first Founding of all the Kingdoms, &c. now in Europe, p. 5. II. A List of the Cardinals, with the Time of their Births and Promotions, p. 11. III. The Deaths of all the Princes since 1720, p. 34. IV. Remarks Historical, &c. concerning the Age of the World, p. 42. V. Of the Names of the Months, p. 43. VI. A List of the Pr. Council, p. 45. Vii. A List of the Knights of the Garver p. 48. Viii. - of those of the Bath, p. 50. IX. - of those of the Thistle, p. 52. X. A List of the Foreign Ministers now residing at the Court of Great Britain, p. 53. and of English Ministers Abroad, p. 54. XI. A List of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c. p. 56. XII. Rates of the Coachmen and Watermen, p. 62. XIII. Memorable Events since 1688, p. 68. Suited to bind up with Rider's Almanack, a List of the present Parliament, and a List of the Publick Offices.
Date: [1737]