Manchester minds

Manchester mindsPublishing 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.

postmodern theory informs the polemical debate concerning new directions in educative practice

Using a range of practical examples

introduces readers to the fascinating stories behind some of the world’s weirdest fashions

Rosemary Sassoon’s Handwriting of the Twentieth Century provides the first historical record of teaching the skill of writing in the last 100 years

this volume explores the technology

how we have come to think on the dangers of enthusiasm in democratic politics

The private investigator is one of the most enduring characters within crime fiction

social and political transformations

and explore topics such as bilingual education

A study of the Bond phenomenon and its relation to the rise of playboy culture from the 1960s onwards

Rounding out this addition to the Directory of World Cinema series are fifty full-colour stills

according to David H