Stories
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The give and take of caring
Kate Mosse argues that how we define ‘care’ matters, and explores the reciprocity of caring and being cared for.
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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The joys and failures of audio description
Audio description enhances the experience of watching a film or TV show for people with a visual impairment, but it's not widely available in the UK. Alex Lee explains why.
Catalogue
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The International and comparative law quarterly
Date: 1952-- Archives and manuscripts
Transform : briefings and publications
Date: November 2002Reference: PP/IDD/A/10/32Part of: Iddon, Brian- Archives and manuscripts
Register of Directors
Cooper McDougall & Robertson Limited: Cooper McDougall & Robertson (Scotland) Limited, 1925-?Date: 5 May 1930 - Oct 1961Reference: WF/C/S/05/05Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
Herbal medicine : chaos in the marketplace / Rowena K. Richter.
Richter, Rowena K.Date: [2003], ©2003- Books
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The factory & workshop acts, 1878 to 1891: with introduction, copious notes, and an elaborate index / by Alexander Redgrave and Jasper A. Redgrave.
Redgrave Jasper A.Date: 1893