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University of Chester Press titles

Sorted by most recent first:

Anthony Annakin-Smith, The Neston Collieries, 1759–1855: An Industrial Revolution in Rural Cheshire (second edition), 2023, ISBN 978-1-910481-22-6.

Sharon M. Varey and Graeme J. White (Editors), Looking at the Landscape: Glimpses into the History of Cheshire and Beyond, 2022, ISBN 978-1-910481-11-0, £13.99.

Peter Boughton and Ian Dunn, George Cuitt (1779–1854) – 'England's Piranesi': His Life and Work and a Catalogue Raisonné of His Etchings, 2022, ISBN 978-1-910481-07-3, £35.00.

Simon E. Poole and Harry Parkin (Editors), It Means the World to Us: Writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2021, 2022, ISBN 978-1-910481-18-9, £10.99. 

Bruce Ing, Biodiversity in the North West: The Rusts and Smuts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and the Isle of Man, 2022, ISBN 978-1-910481-21-9, £10.99.

Matthieu Adam and Nathalie Ortar, Becoming Urban Cyclists: From Socialization to Skills, 2022, ISBN 978-1-910481-17-2, £19.99.

Simon E. Poole and William Stephenson (Editors), Unlocked: Writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2020, 2021, ISBN 978-1-910481-10-3, £10.99.

Peter Francis, The Widening Circle of Us: A Theological Memoir, 2021, ISBN 978-1-910481-08-0, £15.99.

Michelle D. Ravenscroft, Bee Hughes, Charlotte Dann and Paul G. Nixon (Editors), Talking Bodies III: Transformations, Movements and Expression, 2021, ISBN 978-1-910481-14-1, £22.99.

Bruce Ing, The Fungi of North East Wales: A Mycota for Vice-Counties 50 (Denbighshire) and 51 (Flintshire) 2020, ISBN 978-1-910481-12-7, £19.99.

Bruce Ing, Biodiversity in the North West: The Mildews of Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria, 2020, ISBN 978-1-910481-09-7, £10.99.​

Bruce Ing, Biodiversity in the North West: The Slime Moulds of Lancashire and Cumbria, 2020, ISBN 978-1-910481-06-6, £10.99.

Peter Madsen Gubi with Jan Korris and William West, Reflective Practice Groups for Clergy: Offering Pastoral Supervision, Well-Being Support and Spiritual Formation in Community, 2020, ISBN 978-1-910481-05-9, £13.99.

Nikki Kiyimba, Trauma-Informed Mindfulness: A Practitioner’s Guide for One-to-One Work, 2020, ISBN 978-1-908258-36-6, £19.99.

Simon Gwyn Roberts, From the Welsh Border to the World: Travels in Minority Languages, 2020, ISBN 978-1-908258-37-3, £14.99.

Anthony Annakin-Smith, The Neston Collieries, 1759-1855: An Industrial Revolution in Rural Cheshire, 2019, ISBN 978-1-908258-04-5, £19.99.

James Holt, Beyond the Big Six Religions: Expanding the Boundaries in the Teaching of Religion and Worldviews, 2019, ISBN 978-1-908258-35-9, £19.99.

William Stephenson (Editor), Island Chain: Short Stories from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2018, 2019, ISBN 978-1-908258-34-2, £10.99.

Wayne Morris (Editor), Acedia and the Transformation of Spiritual Malaise: Essays in Honour of Martin McAlinden, 2019, ISBN 978-1-908258-02-1, £13.99.

Simon E. Poole (Editor), Opening Words: Stories and Poems for Children from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2017, 2018, ISBN 978-1-908258-33-5, £10.99.

Katherine Harrison and Cassandra A. Ogden (Editors), Pornographies: Critical Positions, 2018, ISBN 978-1-908258-32-8, £19.99. (Issues in the Social Sciences)

Jonathon Louth and Martin Potter (Editors), Edges of Identity: Neoliberal Subjectivities, 2017, ISBN 978-1-908258-24-3, £18.99. (Issues in the Social Sciences)

Ian Seed (Editor), Crossings Over: Poetry from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2016, 2017, ISBN 978-1-908258-31-1, £10.99.

Sharon M. Varey and Graeme J. White (Editors) Landscapes Past and Present: Cheshire and Beyond, 2016, ISBN 978-1-908258-28-1, £12.99.

Stephen E. Harding, Ingimund's Saga: Viking Wirral, 2016, ISBN 978-1-908258-30-4, £15.99.

Derek Halbert and Hayley Whitaker, Advocacy and Public Speaking: A Student's Introduction  2016, ISBN 978-1-908258-27-4, £12.99.

Rebecca Mallett, Cassandra A. Ogden and Jenny Slater (Editors), Theorising Normalcy and the Mundane: Precarious Positions, 2016, ISBN 978-1-908258-20-5, £17.99.

Ian Seed (Editor), Patches of Light: Short Stories from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2015, 2016, ISBN 978-1-908258-29-8, £10.99.

Ian Dunn, The Bright Star in the Present Prospect: The University of Chester 1839-2015, 2015, ISBN 978-1-908258-26-7, £7.99.

Jaki Brien (Editor), Out of this Word: Stories and Poems for Children from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2014, 2015, ISBN 978-1-908258-25-0, £10.99.

Guy Hodgson, War Torn: Manchester, its Newspapers and the Luftwaffe's Blitz of 1940, 2015, ISBN 978-1-908258-16-8, £14.99.

Peter Cox (Editor), Cycling Cultures, 2015, ISBN 978-1-908258-11-3, £13.99.

Peter Madsen Gubi (Editor), Listening to Less-Heard Voices: Developing Counsellors' Awareness, 2015, ISBN 978-1-908258-26-3, £14.99.

Paul Taylor and Paul Wagg (Editors), Work and Society: Places, Spaces and Identities, 2014, ISBN 978-1-908258-15-1, £12.99. (Issues in the Social Sciences)

Emma L. E. Rees (Editor), Great Escapes: Poetry from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2013, 2014, ISBN 978-1-908258-21-2, £10.99.

Graeme J. White, On Chester On: A History of Chester College and the University of Chester, 2014, ISBN 978-1-908258-19-9, £14.99.

Dunja Njaradi, Backstage Economies: Labour and Masculinities in Contemporary European Dance, 2014, ISBN 978-1-908258-14-4, £13.99.

Claire H. Griffiths (Editor), Contesting Historical Divides in Francophone Africa, 2013, ISBN 978-1-908258-03-8, £14.99.

Emma L. E. Rees (Editor), Lost and Found: Short Stories from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2012, 2013, ISBN 978-1-908258-10-6, £11.99.

Simon Roberts, Shades of Expression: Online Political Journalism in the Post-Colour Revolution Nations , 2013, ISBN 978-1-908258-07-6, £13.99.

Cassandra A. Ogden and Stephen Wakeman (Editors), Corporeality: The Body and Society, 2013, ISBN 978-1-905929-97-9, £12.99. (Issues in the Social Sciences)

Ros Aitken, The Prime Minister's Son. Stephen Gladstone, Rector of Hawarden, 2012, ISBN 978-1-908258-01-4, £14.99.

Sharon M. Varey and Graeme J. White (Editors), Landscape History Discoveries in the North West, 2012, ISBN 978-1-908258-00-7, £12.99.

Derek Alsop, More Bagpipe Music: Poems on Scotland, 2012, ISBN 978-1-908258-05-2, £7.99.

Jaki Brien (Editor) Wordlife: Stories and Poems for Children from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2011, 2012, ISBN 978-1-905929-98-6, £10.99.

Bruce Ing, Biodiversity in the North West: The Slime Moulds of Cheshire, 2011, ISBN 978-1-905929-91-7, £11.99.

Emma L. E. Rees (Editor), Still Life: Poetry from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2010, 2011, ISBN 978-1-905929-88-7, £6.99.

Lisa Peters, Politics, Publishing and Personalities: Wrexham Newspapers, 1848-1914, 2011, ISBN 978-1-905929-87-0, £12.99.

Chester Academic Press titles

Cheshire Prize for Literature Anthologies

Peter Blair (Editor), Edge Words: Stories from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2006, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-29-0, £5.00.

Peter Blair (Editor), Elements: Poems from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2007, 2008, ISBN 978-1-905929-57-3, £5.00.

Jaki Brien (Editor) Wordscapes: Stories and Poems for Children from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2008, 2009, ISBN 978-1-905929-74-0, £5.00.

Jaki Brien (Editor) Word Weaving: Stories and Poems for Children from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2005, 2006, ISBN 978-1-902275-90-1, £5.00.

Ashley Chantler (Editor), Life Lines: Poems from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2004, 2005, ISBN 978-1-902275-51-2, £5.00.

Ashley Chantler (Editor), Prize Flights: 20 Stories from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2003, 2004, ISBN 978-1-902275-37-6, £5.00.

Emma L. E. Rees (Editor), Zoo: Short Stories from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2009, 2010, ISBN 978-1-905929-83-2, £6.99.

General Titles

Brian Baker (Editor), Textual Revisions: Reading Literature and Film, 2009, ISBN 978-1-905929-75-7, £10.99.

Ashley Chantler (Editor), An Anatomy of Chester: A Collection of Short-Short Stories, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-19-1, £6.99.

Ken Green, Physical Education Teachers on Physical Education: A Sociological Study of Philosophies and Ideologies, 2003, ISBN 978-1-902275-17-8, £8.99.

Elaine Hogard, Roger Ellis and Jeremy Warren (Editors), Community Safety: Innovation and Evaluation, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-26-9, £12.99.

Merritt Moseley (Editor) The Academic Novel: New and Classic Essays, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-38-2, £10.99.

John Renshaw, Drawing: Looking and Thinking: Marks and Meaning, 2005, ISBN 978-1-902275-76-5, £5.99.

Alan Wall, Myth, Metaphor and Science, 2009, ISBN 978-1-905929-73-3, £9.99.

Inaugural and Haygarth Lectures

Celia Deane-Drummond, Genetic Futures and Our Search for Wisdom, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-41-2, £2.00.

Eric Dunning, "Figuring" Modern Sport, 2005, ISBN 978-1-902275-52-9, £2.00.

Ron Geaves, Twenty Years of Fieldwork: Reflections on Reflexivity in the Study of British Muslims, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-18-4, £2.00.

David J Hunter, Choosing or Losing Health? (Haygarth Lecture), 2006, ISBN 978-1-905929-02-3, £2.00.

Bruce Ing, The Exciting World of the Slime Moulds, 2008, ISBN 978-1-905929-62-7, £3.00.

Roger Kay, The Boundaries of Legal Recognition of Personal Partnerships: Where and Why?, 2006, ISBN 978-1-905929-17-7, £2.00.

Christopher Partridge, Understanding the Dark Side: Western Demonology, Satanic Panics and Alien Abduction, 2006, ISBN 978-1-905929-16-0, £3.00.

Roger Swift, Behaving Badly? Irish Migrants and Crime in the Victorian City, 2006, ISBN 978-1-902275-53-6, £2.00.

Anthony C Thiselton, Can the Bible Mean Whatever We Want It to Mean? 2005, ISBN 978-1-902275-50-5, £2.00.

Chris Walsh, "from mind to mind": Robert Browning and J R R Tolkien, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-40-5, £2.00.

Issues in the Social Sciences Series

Mark Bendall and Brian Howman (Editors) Decoding Discrimination, 2006, ISBN 978-1-902275-49-9, £8.99.

Anne Boran (Editor), Crime: Fear or Fascination?, 2002, ISBN 978-1-902275-16-1, £7.99.

Anne Boran (Editor), Poverty: Malaise of Development, 2010, ISBN 978-1-905929-79-5, £10.99.

Anne Boran and Peter Cox (Editors) Implications of Globalisation, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-30-6, £9.99.

Anne Boran and Bernadette Murphy (Editors), Gender in Flux, 2004, ISBN 978-1-902275-26-0, £7.99.

Meriel D'Artrey (Editors), Cont_xts?: Media, Representation and Society, 2008, ISBN 978-1-905929-68-9, £10.99.

David Charles Ford (Editors) Fragmenting Family?, 2010, ISBN 978-1-905929-78-8, £10.99.

University Publications

Ian Dunn, The Bright Star in the Present Prospect: The University of Chester 1839-2015, 2015, ISBN 978-1-908258-26-7, £7.99.

Cynthia Burek and Nicholas Stilwell, Geodiversity Trail: Walking Through the Past on the University's Chester Campus, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905929-32-0, £2.00.

Elsie Newton, The Padgate Story: 1946-2006, 2007, ISBN 1-905929-31-3, £5.00.

Centre for Public Health Research Reports

Printed research reports from the University's Centre for Public Health Research (now closed) are available to order online here.