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Their \u2018crimes\u2019 were various: women with children born out of wedlock; rebellious teenagers caught shoplifting; those with epilepsy, hearing impairments and chronic illnesses who had struggled in school; and many who were simply \u2018different\u2019. Forcibly removed from their families and confined to a shadow world of specialist facilities in the countryside, they were hidden away and forgotten \u2013 out of sight, out of mind.<\/p>\n<p>Through painstaking archival research, award-winning historian Sarah Wise shines a light on this shameful chapter. Piecing together the lives irrevocably changed by this devastating legislation, <strong>The Undesirables<\/strong> provides a compelling study of how early twentieth-century attitudes to class, gender and disability resulted in a nationwide scandal \u2013 and how they continue to shape social policy to this day.<\/p>\n<!-- Jellybooks Discovery Plugin: Not on a regular page -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Wise is appearing at the Chipping Campden Literature Festival on <strong>Friday 25th April 2025 <\/strong>(details <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chippingcampden.ticketsolve.com\/ticketbooth\/shows\/1173659564\">here<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-order your Festival copy and receive 10% discount<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please indicate in the <strong>NOTES<\/strong> field on the check-out page if you would like us to deliver the book to the Festival event.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively we can post the book to you (cost \u00a33.70) or it can be collected from the shop in advance of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Published by Oneworld ISBN 9780861549795\u00a0 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":80840,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[9354],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-80841","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-politics-current-affairs","8":"first","9":"onbackorder","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The undesirables - Borzoi Bookshop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sarah Wise is appearing at the Chipping Campden Literature Festival on Friday 25th April 2025 (details here)  Pre-order your Festival copy and receive 10% discount.  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