Russian Strategy and Power in the Middle East: What Comes Next?
Derek Averre on the fall of the Assad regime, Russian strategy in the Middle East, and why Putin might still find an ally in Syria....Read More
Volunteering in the United Kingdom: First-Look
In this guest blog post, author John Mohan reflects on the challenges facing Keir Starmer's Labour Party as it attempts to reset the relationship between...Read More
To mark this year's British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Conference taking place in Oxford from the 8th-10th January, we've put together a reading list of...Read More 
England's military heartland - Author Q&A
What inspired you to write this book? During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the armed forces became increasingly visible – partly due to public...Read More
Launching a new series: Subcultures and Social Change
Manchester University Press and The Subcultures Network’s new Subcultures and Social Change series is an ambitious, interdisciplinary exploration of how cultural practices and communities shape...Read More
Modern Language Association Reading list
For more than a century, the Modern Language Association (MLA) has been dedicated to advancing the study and teaching of language and literature. At this...Read More
The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny
By Bill Hughes 1816 was the Year Without a Summer. The eruption of Mount Tamora had caused a volcanic winter, darkening skies; the abnormally low...Read More
Democracy: power, threats and failures
In the wake of Kamala Harris’s defeat to Donald Trump, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s foiled attempt to declare martial law in South Korea earlier this...Read More
A preview of what's ahead on the Literature, Theatre and Film List in 2025
Senior Commissioning Editor Michelle Houston offers a quick glimpse into the exciting highlights coming to the literature, theatre, film, and television list in 2025 Since...Read More
As 2024 draws to a close, we've picked out our book highlights of the year, including DJ Paulette's debut, a first biography of a cult...Read More