Manchester minds

Publishing to mark the University of Manchester's bicentenary, this book is packed with compelling stories about the great scholars and scientists who have shaped the institution and helped to advance numerous fields of knowledge.

Friendship among nations

This is a study of friendship in international politics. It offers the history of friendship, and shows the role of friendship in building various legal and political orders on both equal and unequal terms. Told through an examination of sources ranging from diplomatic letters and bilateral treat...

Timber!

Planting trees is not enough to reduce carbon. Counterintuitive as it may seem, we must also cut them down and start using wood as a construction material. With the built environment responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions, Brannen's message is clear: we must change how we build.

Wildly different

For millennia the ‘wild’ was a place heroic men went on epic quests. This book traces the lives of five women who fought against prejudice for their right to work in, enjoy and help save the earth’s wild places.

Managing breeder poultry flocks to optimise hatchability and chick health

A relatively small number of broiler breeders produce globally billions of broilers each year. Optimal reproduction and health in the parent stock is therefore of the utmost importance to optimize product quality, welfare and profitability of the poultry meat chain. Appropriate management during ...

The visible lawyer

Lawyers today need to be more proactive in winning client work. To be successful in this, they need to think beyond marketing, business developmentâl and selling, and instead strive to be more visible to their target clients.

Private equity

Featuring fully updated chapters by leading private equity practitioners, the book includes high-level analysis of private equity fund structures, equity and debt finance, acquisition documentation, due diligence, tax structuring, pensions issues and public-to-privates.

Kicking away the ladder

Exposes the attempts by developed countries to 'kick away the ladder' from developing countries trying to join the economic elite.

Business thinking in practice for in-house counsel

Topics covered include purpose, culture, talent and innovation, all of which intersect to provide the structure and framework for legal teams to create a competitive edge. Each chapter features an interview and case study with a general counsel and/or legal team to demonstrate how business concep...

Global investment funds

This publication provides a wide-ranging and practical guide to the legal, regulatory, tax and commercial elements of establishing and operating private investment funds. Practitioners and other industry participants are likely to gain significant benefit from applying its contents within their o...

Effective science communication (third edition)

This book is a practical guide for scientists to articulate their research compellingly to both their peers and other audiences, bridging the communication gap in the scientific community.

Corporate governance unlocked

Solar power

This second edition of Solar Power: A Practical Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of various aspects of solar power including its commercial, technological and regulatory characteristics. This book, featuring chapters by leading practitioners, will be of interest to lawyers, commercial manag...

Counter print

This pioneering collection explores the vital role of newsletters, magazines, and journals in shaping contemporary art’s practices, histories, and communities. Through case studies of influential publications—ranging from Black Phoenix to e-flux—it uncovers the impact of queer, feminist, Black, a...

A game at chess

For many years Middleton's "A Game at Chess" was more notorious than read, considered rather a phenomenon of theatrical history than a pre-eminent piece of dramatic writing. "A Game at Chess" was a nine days' wonder, an exceptional play of King James' reign on account of its unprecedented represe...

Atlantic isles: travel and identity in the british and irish west, 1880–1940

Atlantic Isles examines the cultural and political prominence of the ‘westward gaze’ in late-nineteenth century Britain and Ireland. The book reveals how imagined geographies from the Cornish cliffs to the Connemara highlands were spaces of modern enchantment while also central to notions of Brit...

Britain’s ‘brown babies’

This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2,000 children born to black GIs and white British women in World War II. Stories from over 50 of these children, alongside many photographs, reveal the racism and stigma of growing up in what was then a very white country.

The victoria county history of herefordshire: bosbury

Bosbury is the second parish history to be produced by the Trust for the Victoria County History of Herefordshire, following the history of Eastnor published in 2013. Like Eastnor, Bosbury is an agricultural parish, near the market town of Ledbury. It covers a relatively large area below the wes...

The library in the 21st century

Focusing on the library as a vehicle for encouraging creativity as well as a provider of information resources, this book offers a model of how traditional and electronic sources can co-exist in the library. It emphasizes that beyond the intermediary role of libraries is the vital requirement to ...

Librarianship

Every profession needs an introductory text to its core body of knowledge. This book provides an introduction to librarianship for students and new entrants to the profession. It offers an overview of various aspects of professional librarianship in the 21st century, and an analysis of modern lib...

The pound and the fury

This book argues that misconceptions about the economy are rife in the general population and that this democractic deficit is caused by institutional bias and wilful misrepresentation at our most powerful institutions. This book exposes the structures of bias that distort public perceptions and ...

The art and craft of judgment writing

In this second edition of The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing, Max Barrett, an experienced and practising judge working in Ireland, will not only enhance your judgment writing skills but elevate them to a new level of clarity, precision and style.

Galatea and midas

Two of John Lyly's most engaging plays

Exofrontiers

This book is a compendium of key scientific questions, challenges, and opportunities across different areas of exoplanetary science. It provides a starting point for researchers, experts and non-experts alike, to obtain a quick overview of the forefront of exoplanetary science and a vision for th...

Serfdom in medieval england

Re-evaluates the mechanics and decline of serfdom in medieval England, casting new light on the nature of its economy and society, and the impact of the Black Death.

The ai and data revolution

Grounded in theory, this book uses real-life case studies to illustrate how the collection, manipulation and application of data are reshaping businesses. It explains what this means for your organisation and strategies for staying ahead of this data and AI revolution.

Educational institutions

In summary, this comprehensive handbook will provide a trusted guide for legal and business markets to the risk profiling, structural analysis and regulatory compliance issues that face all educational organisations seeking to establish themselves internationally.

The non-executive directors' handbook, 5th edition

Commodity derivatives

This title explains each type of transaction and analyses and guides the reader through the full suite of over-the-counter, exchange-traded and structured commodity derivative documentation, and provides a detailed guide to International Swaps and Derivatives Association and other leading documen...

The victoria history of middlesex: st george hanover square

This book relates the history of the parish of St George Hanover Square from its inception in 1724 to its abolition with the establishment of the London County Council in 1900. In detailed thematic treatments, the book explores the local government of the vestry, institutions such as the schools,...

Ultrafast lasers and optics for experimentalists (second edition)

This book is an accessible introduction to the world of ultrafast lasers and optics, explaining key principles and practical use cases.

The english constitution

This book centres constitutional reform in discussions of England and Englishness, and centres England in debates on constitutional reform. It includes the text of a constitution that builds on the heritage and tradition of Westminster Model democracy, combining long-overdue reforms with the rest...

Constance pascal (1877–1937): authority, femininity and feminism in french psychiatry

Constance Pascal’s career in French psychiatry from 1908 to 1937 exemplifies the opportunities open to women in the French Third Republic as well as the prejudices they encountered. As the first woman psychiatrist in France, Pascal, of Romanian origin, attained professional success at the cost of...

Design and shielding of radiotherapy treatment facilities

Design and Shielding of Radiotherapy Treatment Facilities provides readers with a single point of reference for protection advice to the construction and modification of radiotherapy facilities. The book assembles a faculty of national and international experts on all modalities including megavol...

Kira o'reilly

Artist Kira O'Reilly's works use the uncertain boundaries of bodies to ask what kind of societies become possible in collaborations across species, organisms and bodies. She explores these questions through sustained and experimental engagements with politics, biopolitics, change and the complex ...

Anthem test papers 11+ and 12+ verbal reasoning book 1

Written in multiple-choice format and covering a wide range of questions, the test papers in this pack emulate the style and content of questions featured in actual verbal reasoning assessments, and are the perfect exam-preparation tool.

Players' work time

This critical account of the Musicians' Union from 1893-2013 explores the organisation's development as a set of responses to technological, industrial and socio-political changes.

Region, religion and patronage

Explores the network of social, political and spiritual connections in north west England as a site for regional drama, introducing the reader to the non-metropolitan theatre spaces which formed a vital part of early modern dramatic activity. Uses the possibility that Shakespeare began his theat...

Forever contemporary

These essays consider the key contributions of Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase, who showed that the size and structure of firms, and the location of the border between internal exchange within the firm and external exchange through markets, are systematically related to the costs of tr...

Imperialism and the development myth

China and Third World societies cannot 'catch up'. Much of the world’s work has moved to the poor countries, yet – through dominating critical aspects of labour process – a few rich, imperialist countries monopolise the benefits. China and the Third World will remain poor and the vast global soci...

Learning from franz l. neumann

"Learning from Franz Neumann" examines the political and legal thought of Franz Neumann in relation to the contemporary decline of the social welfare state and the rise of populism.

Becoming a mother

This book charts the history of first-time Australian motherhood across the last 75 years, drawing upon oral history interviews with a diverse group of mothers. Through thematic chapters covering pregnancy, birth, childrearing, relationships, work and identity, the book analyses change and contin...

Spatially fractionated, microbeam and flash radiation therapy

As an essential text for physicists, radiation oncologists and researchers, this textbook comprehensively addresses the physics of novel heterogeneous radiation approaches, in the context of clinical application and biology. Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy technologies and techniques, pl...

Downward spiral

This book draws on the author's expertise as a KC and original interviews with political insiders to tell the story of declining ethical standards during the government of Boris Johnson and propose concrete reforms.

Lean six sigma for law, second edition

The book defines Lean and Six Sigma as they relate to the legal profession, highlights the interdependent relationships between Lean, Six Sigma and Project Management, and demonstrates the different ways in which Lean and Six Sigma may be employed in law firms.

Art history

Art History: A critical introduction to its methods provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense of art history’s own history as a discipline from its e...

Applied theatre, third edition

Applied Theatre is recognized as the key text in the field of applied theatre and has been adopted by teaching programs around the world. Recipient of the Distinguished Book Award from the American Alliance for Theatre Education in 2010. Third edition includes refreshed case studies, providing ex...

Designing and conducting practice-based research projects

A practical guide to conducting practice-based research projects in the arts, specifically aimed at undergraduates and new researchers. This is a textbook aimed primarily at upper undergraduate and Master’s students, including practical guidance, examples, exercises, and further resources. 10 b&a...

Innovation in law firms

Divided into four parts to reflect the innovation lifecycle of examine, explore, develop and reflect, this book is a practical guide for those starting or doing innovation in law firms.

Welcome to the club

Hacienda resident and Manchester legend DJ Paulette celebrates the highs, lows and lessons of a 30-year career at the forefront of UK dance music as a ground-breaking Black female DJ.

The rising role of women in family offices and family businesses

The Rising Role of Women in Family Offices and Family Businesses is a perceptive and timely Special Report that explores the growing role of women in leadership positions within family offices and family-owned businesses.