Sometimes life is better than fiction. Is there any novelist who could have got this extraordinary story so perfectly right, inventing it: the violence at the heart of it, the suspense, the... READ MORE
By Geoff Pearson The launch date for An Ethnography of Football Fans: Cans, Cops and Carnivals coincided with the 7th Annual Ethnography Symposium held at the University of Liverpoolâs Management... READ MORE
In the summer of 1928 the trial of Beatrice Pace sparked spectacular press coverage, heated parliamentary debate and intense public emotion. On 31 August, we release the first book on this... READ MORE
By Alexander Smith (author of Devolution and the Scottish Conservatives) This weekâs launch of the âBetter Togetherâ or âNoâ campaign (as it will be better-known colloquially) for the 2014... READ MORE
As England prepare to kick off their Euro 2012 campaign, the tournament is becoming increasingly overshadowed by racist and violent behaviour by a small number of fans. Geoff Pearson, author of... READ MORE
Manchester University Press author, Angela Davis, was today one of Jenni Murrays guests on BBC Radio 4’s Womanâs Hour. Much of the lively discussion surrounding the anniversary of âFifty... READ MORE
Skin of dead puppies, oils made of swallows and juice of snails may not be what the doctor ordered for modern day illnesses. But a Swansea University historian has discovered they were just some of... READ MORE
A money saving hint! Crimes against humanity by Norman Geras is discounted by a special 50% to all readers of the authors blog, normblog. READ MORE
Joan MirĂł TATE MODERN 14 April â 11 September 2011 For the first time in over 50 years, the work of iconic artist Joan MirĂł (1893â1983) will be exhibited in the UK. The Tate Modern is providing... READ MORE