This Pride Month, join us in celebrating LGBTQ+ history with our specially curated collection of queer history books from Manchester University Press. Our selection offers a rich exploration of the diverse narratives that have shaped the LGBTQ+ community over the centuries. From academic research to captivating personal stories, these books highlight the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of queer individuals throughout history. Explore our featured titles and gain deeper insights into the pivotal events and figures that have influenced the course of LGBTQ+ rights and culture. Use code PM30 f ..read more

Explore our collection of Theatre and Performance books, offering unparalleled insights into the evolution of global theatre and performance throughout history. Discover a selection of both new releases and bestsellers from a host of esteemed and seasoned authors in the field. Sign up to our newsletter and receive 30% off all books. Sign up form at the bottom of our website. [supapress ..read more

The British Association for Islamic Studies holds its 2024 Annual Conference taking place in the stunning Cloth Hall Court at the University of Leeds, on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 May 2024.  Manchester University Press is delighted to be participating in the event, with our Commissioning Editor for Middle Eastern Studies and LBF2024 Trailblazer, Humairaa Dudhwala attending. Please find her for a chat about your book ideas! We’ve put together a reading list showcasing our new and forthcoming titles in Islamic Studies, have a browse below… Sign up to our newsletter for a 30% discou ..read more

The British International Studies Association holds its annual conference in Birmingham, 5-7 June 2024. This year’s theme is ‘Whose International Studies?’, focusing on the diversification of our academic practices, our scholarship, our discipline, and the academy more widely at the forefront of our efforts toward knowledge creation and change. Conversations about equality, diversity and inclusivity in international studies are not new, but talk outstrips action. We’re proud to participate in this event, with our latest titles displayed at our stand in the publishers’ exhib ..read more

A Leonora Carrington painting just sold for a record-breaking £22.5m, setting a new high for British-born female artists! If you’re a fan of her surrealist work or curious about her influence on art, check out our selection of academic books on Carrington’s work and life. [supapress ..read more

In this blog post, David L. Pike, author of After the End: Cold War Culture and Apocalyptic Imaginations in the Twenty-First Century, discusses pivotal themes explored within his new book. At the end of the Academy Award-nominated film “Don’t Look Up,” with a meteor hurtling toward Earth, the movie’s three scientist-protagonists gather with family and friends for a last supper around a dinner table in central Michigan. Having exhausted their efforts at action, they eat the food they’ve prepared and purchased, give thanks and pray before “dying neighborly” – to borrow a phrase coined by po ..read more

MUP are happy to announce the newest addition to Disability History series editorial team, Dr Coreen McGuire and Dr Aparna Nair. ‘I am absolutely delighted to be joining the disability history series team at MUP. This series means a lot to me; it is where I published my first book and where many of the most important books for the field have been published. David Turner and Daniel Blackie’s Disability in the Industrial Revolution, Heather Perry’s Recycling the Disabled, and Marion Andrea Schmidt’s Eradicating deafness? genetics, pathology, and diversity in twentieth-century America are speci ..read more

In May, the US observes Jewish History Month, in recognition of the contributions of the Jewish community to American society.  Jewish History Month serves to observe the impact of Jewish individuals across various spheres—culture, history, military, science, government, and beyond. Manchester University Press is participating in this month’s observance, in solidarity with our American audience. To mark this occasion, we’ve created a selection of titles that explore the study of Jewish history and culture, offering readers a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Jewish faith. You c ..read more

Voters in England return to the polls this week (2nd May) to vote in the last local elections before the General Election. Longstanding MUP author and local government expert, Professor Jim Chandler, gave us his insight : “The local election results will be viewed in the national media to be a pointer to a change in government following the forthcoming General Election, but it remains to be seen if this would greatly change the present malaise of a local government system mired in a sea of debt and centrally imposed restraints.” Professor Jim Chandler, co-author with Neil Barnett of Local gove ..read more

The month of May is Local and Community History Month across the UK. The aim of this annual celebration is to increase awareness of local history, promote history in general to the local community to participate. We’ve compiled the following list of titles which celebrate local and community history from around the UK, including plenty in our own local of Manchester. [supapress ..read more