Stories
- Book extract
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.
- Article
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.
- Article
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.
- Book extract
A history of sex for sale
Kate Lister’s cultural history of the sex trade puts sex workers centre stage. In this extract, she argues why the way we write, think and talk about sex work matters.
Catalogue
- Journals
Social history.
Date: 1976-- Journals
Social history of medicine.
Date: 1988-- Journals
- Online
Social history of medicine
Date: 1988-- Books
Social history of women and gender in the modern Middle East / edited by Margaret L. Meriwether, Judith E. Tucker.
Date: 1999- Archives and manuscripts
'Social history of the pure food laws'
Date: c.1950Reference: GC/145/D.8Part of: Clark, Frederick Le Gros
