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Witchcraft Narratives in Germany
Manchester University Press 2005; US$ 142.00This text looks at why witch-trials failed to escalate into "witch-crazes" in certain parts of early modern Europe. Using the legal records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the book explores the social and psychological conflicts behind the making of accusations and confessions of witchcraft. more...
Innovation by Demand
Manchester University Press 2002; US$ 74.95Sociologists and economists are increasingly interested in understanding the patterns and drivers of technological innovation. This book brings together a range of experts to study the role of demand and consumption in the innovative process, including case studies to illustrate the issues raised. more...
The Culture of Toleration in Diverse Societies
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95Toleration is one of the most important issues for the definition of a moral and political theory with application to modern globalized societies. This text recognises the new terms of the debate and reflects the cross-thematic and cross-disciplinary nature of discussions, more...
The Politics Today Companion to West European Politics
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95Providing 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. more...
Postcolonial Contraventions
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95Both polemical and scholarly, this text is challenging in its analysis of black Atlantic studies, colonial discourse analysis and postcolonial theory. Chrisman provides important paradigms for understanding imperial literature, Englishness, and black transnationalism. more...
The International Politics of the Middle East
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 69.95This text aims to fill a gap in the field of middle eastern political studies by combining international relations theory with concrete case studies. It should be of benefit to students of middle eastern politics, international relations and comparative politics. more...
Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State?
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95As democratization has come to be seen as important to securing long-term political stability, the role of national machineries for the advancement of women become more and more relevant. The relationships between gender, state structures, and other policy-making demands are considered in detail. more...
Political Concepts
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95This text offers a sophisticated analysis of central political concepts in the light of debates in political theory. It introduces students to some of the main interpretations, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses, including a range of the main concepts employed in contemporary debates. more...
The End of Irish History?
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95Ireland appears to be in the throes of a remarkable process of social and economic change. This text scrutinizes the interpretations and prescriptions that inform the deceptively simple metaphor of the "Celtic Tiger". more...
The Trial in History
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 59.95Dealing with trials, civil and criminal, ecclesiastical and secular, in England and Europe between the 13th and 17th centuries, this text gives a rounded view of trials conducted according to different procedures within contrasting legal systems, including English common law and Roman canon law. more...









