Reason awakes in the clubbable
Was there a distinctive British Enlightenment? Jeremy Black assesses a work that claims the age of reason flowered in a singularly British display. That there was a British Enlightenment is an...
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Victims were spotted living close to tiny ticks in urban margins
The Biography of a Germ
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Apocalypse now and atrocity then
From Melos to My Lai - Kennedy's Wars
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A current account of activity
The World Bank
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If one sees an haitch, drop it
The New Elites
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Tying together a rope of sand
The Quest for Identity
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Every voice of dissent adds to unity
The British Study of Politics in the 20th Century - British Political Science
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What lies under the blue berets?
Deliver Us from Evil
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Want truth? Just follow the money
Niall Ferguson argues that most historical studies neglect economic forces. He wants to reverse that trend. Sean Coughlan reports Money. We all deal with it every day, and we could all do with more...
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Good to meet you, dickhead
Tourette syndrome is less about bad language and more about poor communication. Adam James reports. It is easy to misunderstand one PhD researcher as he walks the corridors of the psychology...
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Why the academics weighed in with the ad men to confront a growing nutritional concern
Kellogg's two-week challenge diet might sound like a dubious marketing scam for breakfast cereals, but it is backedby some leading nutritionists, writes Olga Wojtas The cabbage soup diet. The steak...
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Will the book of life help us cheat death?
In the week in which the first definitive translations of the human genome are published, Kevin Davies looks at the implications of understanding the language of the Lord. One of the most humbling of...
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History comes alive in ancient lunch leftovers
Archaeologists are discovering much about ancient peoples by what was on their menus. Jerome Burne reports When you go round a museum, the last thing you expect is the smell of cooking. Archaeology...
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Higher Channels
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Latest UK news
EU-wide copyright law welcomed Universities and libraries have welcomed European Parliament legislation to harmonise copyright across Europe. The new law retains the right to fair dealing and has a...