Manchester Something rich and strange
Synopsis
What is Manchester? Moving far from the glitzy shopping districts and architectural showpieces, away from cool city-centre living and modish cultural centres, this book shows us the unheralded, under-appreciated and overlooked parts of Greater Manchester in which the majority of Mancunians live, work and play. It tells the story of the city thematically, using concepts such a ‘material’, ‘atmosphere’, ‘waste’, ‘movement’ and ‘underworld’ to challenge our understanding of the quintessential post-industrial metropolis. Bringing together contributions from twenty-five poets, academics, writers, novelists, historians, architects and artists from across the region alongside a range of captivating photographs, this book explores the history of Manchester through its chimneys, cobblestones, ginnels and graves. This wide-ranging and inclusive approach reveals a host of idiosyncrasies, hidden spaces and stories that have until now been neglected.Book details
- Author:
- Paul Dobraszczyk, Sarah Butler
- ISBN:
- 9781526144133
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781526144157, 9781526144140, 9781526144157, 9781526144140
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2020-11-19
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Copyright by:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture, History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies