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British Academy Review, No. 33, Summer 2018

A festival of ideas for curious minds. Includes: The long history of working at home. The power of shared reading. Why agriculture is at the root of Syria’s problems. David Cannadine and Mary Beard reflect on civilisation(s)

Persian language use and maintenance in New Zealand’s Iranian diaspora

Khadij Gharibi examines immigrant parents’ beliefs and practices in passing on their heritage language to their children.

Literature’s lasting impression

John Gordon investigates what makes shared reading so powerful.

Working at home: The key to gender equality?

Helen McCarthy puts home-working in its historical perspective.

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