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'Every woman clutched her child, and every man turned pale at the very name of 'Doone'' John Ridd...

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Explores perceptions of the pressures of modern life and their impact on bodily and mental health...

Ranging historically from the French Revolution to the beginnings of Modernism, this book examine...

This volume explores the cultural importance of concepts and theories of memory. Ranging historic...

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