Manchester: Something Rich and Strange

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152614414X
• ISBN13: 9781526144140
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.5"