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South Asian Bodies at British Borders in the 1970s: From the Ugandan Asian ‘Stateless Husbands’ to ‘Virginity Testing’

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article looks at two critical moments in British immigration – the case of the ‘stateless’ Ugandan Asian husbands, whose wives successfully argued for their entry in Britain in 1973 and the ‘virginity test’ performed on Mrs K at Heathrow Airport in 1979.
Antara Datta, Jinal Parekh
wiley   +1 more source

A precise metallicity and carbon-to-oxygen ratio for a warm giant exoplanet from its panchromatic JWST emission spectrum. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Wiser LS   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Challenging Parole Decisions in England and Wales: Reconsideration and Set Aside

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
Of all the reforms to parole in England and Wales that were introduced after the furore surrounding the 2017 decision to direct the release of the so‐called ‘Black cab rapist’, John Worboys, perhaps the most important was the creation in 2019 of a reconsideration mechanism which obliges the Parole Board (on application) to take a second look at ...
Stephen Shute
wiley   +1 more source

Text and Topos: British Travellers to Real‐and‐Imagined Classical Sites, c. 1560–1820

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract Early‐modern British travellers to the Mediterranean often understood their journeys through the lens of classical texts and culture. Historians sometimes explain this as an imaginative phenomenon: travellers’ preconceptions shaped by classical knowledge guided their subsequent comprehension and activity.
Paul Stock
wiley   +1 more source

NARRATIVES OF SMART URBANISM: And their Role in the Digitalization of Urban Services in Poland

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how local advocacy coalitions create and apply narrative strategies to justify the introduction of smart solutions within the domain of urban public services. Using the Narrative Policy Framework, we analyze digital transformation projects in the field of social policy, public safety and waste management introduced in ...
Mateusz Trochymiak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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