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WE ARE AND WAKING AND INDIFFERENCE MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS AUTUMN/WINTER 2018 ABOUT LEMN SISSAY Founded in 1904, Manchester University Press remains an integral part of the MAKING A DIFFERENCE University of Manchester, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, and part of the larger fabric of the vibrant city of Manchester. Our distinctive brand is known globally for high-quality publications in the We are shaking and waking and breaking indifference Humanities and Social Sciences, involving leading names and up-and-coming We are quaking and taking and making a difference scholars from around the world. We currently publish over 200 books a year, We are working observing recording researching as well as seven journals and a growing number of digital subject collections. Wherein we’re conferring subverting referring Discoverability and accessibility are at the heart of our publishing principles, as well as traditional standards of excellent author care, good design and high We’re counting the minutes the moments the loss production values. We are proud to say that MUP authors and readers come Redressing the balance addressing the cost back to us time and again. We are citing and fighting it’s all in the writing The spark is igniting in dark we are lightening CONTENTS We are breaking the brackets the fact is the planet’s 6 - 33 Featured Titles In rackets and rackets of rackets in brackets 34 - 49 Social Sciences 50 - 55 Art and Visual Culture, Film and Television The systems the victims the damning the scamming The biased predicting the beating and banning 56 - 68 Literature and Theatre 69 - 78 History The skills we exchange the breaking of chains 79 - 83 Medieval Studies The actions sustained the makers of change At last year’s ‘Making a Difference’ Awards, Lemn read a new poem inspired by our commitment to To relentless censors the damned and defenceless GET CONNECTED social responsibility. These annual awards Our words are the action the louder reaction recognise the impact that University of Visit the MUP website to sign up for regular newsletters containing information Manchester staff, students, alumni and external When no one is listening we hear on forthcoming and new publications, special offers, author blogs and podcasts: partners have on the social well-being of our communities and wider society. When heads turn away we volunteer www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk Lemn’s first reading of ‘Making a Difference’ at We work we stand tall we rise up to be counted www.facebook.com/ManchesterUniversityPress the ceremony in Whitworth Hall was a fitting We climb mountains @ManchesterUP @MedievalSources @GothicMUP celebration of the outstanding achievements of those present; powerful words to inspire the www.instagram.com/manchester_university_press We are shaking and waking and breaking indifference University to continue to make a positive www.soundcloud.com/manchester-uni-press contribution to society through teaching, research We are quaking and taking and making a difference and public engagement. The poem ‘Making a Manchester University Press Difference’ was commissioned by The University By Lemn Sissay MBE of Manchester’s Office for Social Responsibility. 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AUTUMN/WINTER WWW.MANCHESTERUNIVERSITYPRESS.CO.UK If you would like to submit a proposal, you can do so by downloading our publishing proposal guidelines here: www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/resources/publishing-your-book-with-mup then send it to the correct commissioning editor for the subject area. • Over 100 years’ experience publishing KEY CONTACTS for the scholarly community TONY MASON | Senior Commissioning Editor Manchester University Press books are available from all good booksellers. 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If you would like to submit a proposal, please MEREDITH CARROLL | Senior Commissioning Editor contact the correct commissioning editor for the subject Archaeology and Medieval Studies area. [email protected] Please call us if you have any questions relating to Inspection and Review copies: +44 (0)161 275 2310 ‘A compelling counter-project against neoliberalism: restoring ‘Deeply informed, thoughtful and beautifully written’. the collective foundations of everyday life’. James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin Wolfgang Streeck ALSO AVAILABLE IN EBOOK ALSO AVAILABLE IN EBOOK The subject of this book Provides the most should interest everyone comprehensive and who is worried about up-to-date overview the crisis in the delivery of and analysis of the services that lie at scope and scale of the foundation of public ownership in the civilised life United States. 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