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...seekers also seem oblivious to all but enjoyment – most obviously, the couple getting into the cab: the sexual frisson between the two is evident by the way the man places his hand on the woman’s arm, and both ignore the plight of the poor begging boy. Discussion Dance halls pushing popular music, nightclubs with resident jazz bands and cinemas could be found in...

...refugee and prisoner of war camp isolated from nearby towns. Harki families were given small rooms in rows of dingy barracks within a fenced perimeter. A supervised gate controlled the entrance and exit of residents, and a 10 p.m. curfew was enforced. Cockroaches and rats were a persistent problem at Bias. With limited washing facilities, conditions were often unhygienic....

...asylum (Crone, 2012). Moral, secular tracts were added to prison libraries, as were educational works which could expand upon the subjects taught in the schoolroom, such as history, geography and mathematics. Additions at some prisons also included books on natural history (studies of wildlife and plants), practical works to assist with learning a new trade or skills for...