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Abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
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aware, is to educate the children of British soldiers and others serving in Rajputana and Western India. There were 66-98 boarders on the rolls, and 78 remained at the close of the year (43 boys and 35 girls). 91 per cent, of these are of pure European parentage. 24 new pupils were admitted and 7 withdrawn. Three of the latter obtained employment. One girl was adopted by a family in Abu, a boy ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anthropology Today
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0268-540X,1467-8322
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2007.00538.x