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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. 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