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Lowri Ann Rees Senior Lecturer in Modern History Bangor University South-west Wales was reeling in the wake of social unrest in November 1843. There had been a series of protests over several years by farmers furious at taxation levels, mainly attacking tollgates. Often, the men involved dressed as women
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Christopher S Grenda Christopher S Grenda holds a doctorate in history and has enjoyed teaching history for 20 years and counting. brownstone.org Marxism involves mental unwellness. It requires mental unhealth. That is not hyperbole or rhetoric. Mental unhealth is part of the logic of Marxist theory and practice today
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Libby Damjanovic Research Fellow of Psychology Lund University Around one in five American adults manage to squeeze in watching a movie on a daily basis. It’s a great way to escape the daily grind and unwind with loved ones. But, what can you actually remember about last night’s
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Matthew Wills Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution University of Bath and Marcello Ruta Senior Lecturer, Life Sciences, University of Lincoln Depending upon how you do the counting, there are around 9 million species on Earth, from the simplest single-celled organisms to humans. It’s
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upallnight.tokyo “There’s something special about Japan,” intimated the old man, drawing my curiosity by letting the statement hang. “I’d like to know about that.” I eventually prompted after an extended pause, leaning in. “Well, you see, Japan has four seasons.” And with that, he sat back. The
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Leighan M Renaud, Florian Stadtler, Simon Potter University of Bristol Andrew Dix Loughborough University Dominic Broomfield-McHugh University of Sheffield Jane O’Connor Birmingham City University Madeleine S Killacky Bangor University We have covered a lot of new releases this year but these seven really impressed our experts. There’s
Lisa Smithstead Swansea University Vivien Leigh’s achievements in cinema were extraordinary. Known for her glamour and beauty, the actress rose from a bit-part player to become one of the most famous women in Hollywood, playing Scarlet O’Hara in Gone with the Wind in 1939. And November 5
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