By Christopher Snedden A âKashmirologistâ by inclination, this is my third book about the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).1Â A number of reasons stimulated me to write my... READ MORE
Independent Kashmir: An incomplete aspiration
By Christopher Snedden A âKashmirologistâ by inclination, this is my third book about the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).1Â A number of reasons stimulated me to write my... READ MORE
by Vittorio Bufacchi, author of: Everything Must Change: Philosophical Lessons from Lockdown (Manchester University Press, 2021) Â A good place to start is in Ancient Rome with Cicero (106-43 BC).... READ MORE
By Valerie Bryson As the UK went into the first lockdown last year, nothing seemed more important than fighting the pandemic. I was writing the first draft of The Futures of Feminism, and I... READ MORE
Blog post originally published by History Matters, January 2021. In recent years, debates about âfree speechâ have become ever-present in politics and the media, central to what has been... READ MORE
Archaeology, Human Remains, Exhibitions By Melanie Giles Bog Bodies are the best-preserved human remains from NW Europe. They have inspired poetry, art and literature. Bogs are not just... READ MORE
By Charlotte Lydia Riley Introduction from The free speech wars. I wrote this introduction in the spring and early summer of 2020. Since then, the issue of freedom of speech has stayed in the news, in... READ MORE
By Jen Mellor Hi there! Iâm Jen Mellor, a Production Editor at Manchester University Press, and for this yearâs University Press Week... READ MORE
By Dean Blackburn In late March, we all retreated into our homes to seek refuge from a virus that has reshaped our everyday lives. We also confronted some uncomfortable truths. Suddenly, we... READ MORE
Why Manchester? Paul Dobraszczyk: Greater Manchester is the flagship urban region in the UKâs evolving policy of decentralising government. This is partly a consequence of Greater Manchesterâs... READ MORE
By Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor Itâs a strange time to proclaim something as bold as âculture is bad for youâ. Across the world we can see lockdown and reopening... READ MORE