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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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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The hermit life from medieval to modern
Can hermits get lonely? Explore solitary lives through the ages, from early religious ascetics to children imprisoned in churches, and on to those compelled to withdraw from modern life in the 21st century.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
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Report from the select committee on the state of the penitentiary at Milbank. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed.
Date: 1823
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Woking Convict Invalid Prison: women prisoners working the fire pump. Process print after Paul Renouard, 1889.
Renouard, Paul, 1845-1924.Date: 1889Reference: 37860i- Books
Der "Ausländereinsatz" im Gesundheitswesen (1939 - 1945) : historische und ethische Probleme der NS-Medizin / Andreas Frewer, Bernhard Bremberger, Günther Siedbürger (Hg.).
Date: 2009- Books
A question of madness / Zhores A. Medvedev, Roy A. Medvedev ; translated from the Russian [MS.] by Ellen de Kadt.
Medvedev, Zhores A., 1925-2018.Date: 1974- Books
To the Kwai - and back : war drawings, 1939-1945 / Ronald Searle.
Searle, Ronald, 1920-2011Date: 2006