Mancunians
where do we start, where do i begin?
$65.58
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
14 May 2023
Summary
Mancunians: An Authentic Portrait of a City on the Brink
Forget everything you’ve heard about Manchester - Madchester, Gunchester - and read what it was like to live there at the turn of the century from those that know it best.
Mancunians: Where do we start, where do I begin is the story of those who didn’t fit the typecast: the musicians of colour, the football fans alienated by rampant commercialism, the northerners who didn’t wear parkas, the frustrated police f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526161505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526161508 |
| Author: | David Scott |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Imprint: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 14 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
One of I Love MCR’s ‘Manchester books you need to read before you die’‘Witty and wise… Mancunians is everything a book about Mancunians should be.’Daniel Harris, The Guardian‘Here is someone who is fiercely “Mancunian”, with an understanding of the city’s recent past, but not bogged down by the baggage and beholden to it… Highly recommended.’Iain Key, Louder Than War‘A great read from one of Manchester’s finest wordsmiths.’Clint Boon‘An honest love letter to the city.’Christine Bottomley‘A touching and brilliant balance of the personal and the popular, from a time when there was so much change in the city.’Mr Scruff
– .About The Author
David Scott
David Scott is an author, poet, musician and BBC presenter. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian and Politiken. He was born, raised and lives in Manchester.
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