Published by Manchester University Press in September 2010 ISBN: 978-0719078415 256-page collection of essays on the Smiths: "Why Pamper Life’s Complexities? An Introduction to the Book." "Has The World Changed Or Have I Changed? The Smiths and the Challenge of Thatcherism." "Irish Blood, English Heart: Ambivalence, Unease and The Smiths." "Heaven Knows We'll Soon Be Dust: Catholicism and Devotion in The Smiths." "Sing Me to Sleep: Suicide, Philosophy, and The Smiths." "A Boy in the Bush: Childhood, Sexuality and The Smiths." "This Way and That Way: Towards A Musical Poetics of The Smiths." "I Don’t Owe You Anything: The Smiths and Kitchen-Sink Cinema." "A Double Bed and a Stalwart Lover For Sure: The Smiths, the Death of Pop and the Not So Hidden Injuries of Class." "Last Night We Dreamt That Somebody Loved Us: Smiths Fans (and Me) in the Late 1980s.", "When we're in your scholarly room: the Media, Academia, and The Smiths." "So Much To Answer For: What Do The Smiths Mean to Manchester?" "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty: Englishness, Pop and The Smiths." Guantánamo, Here We Come: Out Of Place With The Smiths."