Books published by Manchester University Press

This fascinating book examines how and why Americans built an informal trading empire and why the British Empire needed to be removed before a Pax Americana could be built. It offers a systematic explanation for the rise of this super empire, and explains in detail how it is governed. -- .

This is the first detailed study of the rich vein of mockumentary television programmes, covering series such as The Larry Sanders Show, The Daily Show, and the British and American versions of The Office to discuss how producers have experimented with mockumentary as a distinctive approach to storytelling. -- .

This book is offers a fresh perspective on the history of the end of Empire. Using the Irish and Indian independence movements as its focus, it details how each country's nationalist agitators engaged with each other and exchanged ideas. -- .

Nature and Culture asks how objects were collected and displayed in the twentieth century. It explores natural and cultural objects in the Manchester Museum, a major university collection. How did these specimens come to be there? What happened to them in the collection, and who used them? -- .

This is the first English language source reader that deals with post-war (West) Germany. Over 160 commented sources describe the political, social and economic developments that changed Germany from the abyss of Nazism into a prosperous ally of the West and into one of the driving forces of European integration. -- .

This new edition of Journeyman, Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. -- .

Film historian Michael Temple explores the intense career of Jean Vigo, one of the legendary figures of world cinema, and asks why he has had such a long-lasting impact on film culture around the world. -- .

This book examines Bulmer Hobson (1883-1969) nationalist career in the period 1900-16, as well as his lesser-known activities in the years after the rebellion. -- .

'Democracy, social resources and political power in the European Union' develops a structural constructivist theory of the European Union and critically analyses, through French and Finnish empirical cases, the political practices that maintain the Union's 'democratic deficit'. -- .

Investigating conceptuals themes of lesbian, gay and transgender rights within the EU, this title shows how the paradigms of political discourses constitute, consolidate and contest the meaning and cultural significance of gender and sexuality in modern Europe.

A groundbreaking study that uncovers the expereince of black Jamaican soldiers to provide a fresh historical insight into the First World War. A book that will appeal to undergraduates and general readers interested in warfare, Imperial and black history. -- .

This study of caregiving during WW I looks anew at life behind the lines for ordinary British soldiers who served on the Western front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, Dr Reznick shows that Britain's 'generation of 1914' was a group bound as much by comradeship of healing as by comradeship of the trenches. -- .

This is about policies and strategies for ecologically rational governance and uses the Swedish case study to ask whether it is possible to move form a traditional environmental policy to a broad, integrated pursuit of sustainable development, as illustrated through the 'Sustainable Sweden' programme. -- .

The first account of the work of Lynda La Plante, one of Britain's most well-known screenwriters; The first account of the work of a female writer/producer in British and US television; Focuses on the most well known and controversial dramas, Widows, Prime Suspect, Trial and Retribution and Killer Net; Maps questions of gender and.

Andrew Caine details the reaction to British and American pop films during the 1950s and 1960s to provide a valuable insight into British film criticism, teenage culture during the 1950s and 1960s and the generic status of rock films/teen movies and cultural hierarchies. -- .

Edwin Morgan is at the forefront of Scottish (and British) literature, having written plays, translations and poems for over 60 years; he is the Poet Laureate of Glasgow and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2000. This biography also contains an autobiographical sequence.

This in-depth study of the important but neglected writer Anthony Munday fills a long-standing gap in our knowledge and understanding of London and its culture in the early modern period. It will be of interest to historians, literary scholars and cultural geographers. -- .

This is a study of the British Empire's largest women's patriotic organization, the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, formed in 1900 and still in existence. It examines the relationship between female imperialism and national identity, throwing light on women's involvement in imperialism.

Set within an innovative theoretical framework, this book draws on systematic documentary analysis and interviews with key actors in three policy areas to provide valuable insights into the role of movement coalitions in shaping EU policy. -- .

This study of the complex history of silence provides a framework for rethinking gender in early modern England and for challenging critical approaches to it. Luckyj 's research explores the fluid and multiple meanings of early modern silence and relates them to the literature of the age.

This book is about the impact of European governance on the time of national policymakers and institutions. It shows how European policymaking changes over time, how a new temporal logic has developed and the effect of this on EU institutions. -- .

Margaret Cavendish was the most extraordinary seventeenth-century Englishwoman, refusing to be silent when exiled by the Crowmellian regime, she fought to make her voice heard through her fascinating publications. -- .

Thomas Kyd is arguably Shakespeare's most important tragic predecessor. In Lukas Erne's book, "The Spanish Tragedy" - the most popular of all plays on the English Renaissance stage - receives scholarly and critical treatment, including a full reception and modern stage history.

Who said that the suburbs are boring? The suburban trick is to look ordinary and be extraordinary, as Lynne Hapgood's absorbing discussion of the suburbs in fiction from 1880-1925 reveals. -- .

This body of poetry establishes Mildmay Fane as a significant early modern poet rather than as a patron and the author of a slim volume of poems. From his privileged position near the centre of the conflict, he confronted a climactic and influential sequence of events, the English civil war.

Providing students with all the essential information required and a full definition of terms, this companion to Western European politics presents past events, prominent personalities, important dates, organizations and electoral information in an accessible, easy-to-read format.

A collection of writings about the Grand Tour that is original and innovative, straying from the usual path of aristocrats and churches. -- .

This book rediscovers international bureaucracies as a key engine of international organisations and an important component of modern public administration. It explores the everyday decision-making dynamics within three international bureaucracies: the administration of the European Commission, the OECD Secretariat, and the WTO Secretariat. -- .

This exciting history of male prostitution in New York, the first detailed history of the hustler, draws the reader into the fascinating sexual culture of postwar America. its subject matter and style will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially those interested in the histories of sex, the city, masculinity, and American culture. -- .