{"product_id":"9780008608521-made-in-manchester-a-peoples-history-of-the-city-that-shaped-the-modern-world","title":"Made In Manchester A Peoples History Of The City That Shaped The Modern World","description":"Binding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: A rich and vivid history of Britain's second city through the people who made it A Financial Times Book of the Year 2024, What Manchester thinks today England thinks tomorrow. Long before Manchester gave the world titans of industry comedy music and sport it was the cosmopolitan Roman fort of Mamucium. But it was as the shock city of the Industrial Revolution that Manchester really made its mark on the world stage. A place built on hard work and innovation it is no coincidence that the digital age began here too with the world's first stored - program computer Baby. A city as radical as it is revolutionary Manchester has always been a political hotbed. The Peterloo Massacre is immortalised in British folklore and the city was a centre for pioneering movements such as Chartism. Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst hailed from here and the city still treasures its wilful independence. Manchester's spirited individuality has carried through into its artistic output too bringing the world Anthony Burgess L. S. Lowry Jeanette Winterson Joy Division and Oasis. Mention United or City almost anywhere and you ll find fans and opinions. Until now this magnificent city did not have its definitive history. From the author of the bestselling Northerners this work of unrivalled authority and breadth tells the story of a changing place and its remarkable people.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Made In Manchester A Peoples History Of The City That Shaped The Modern World\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Groom Brian\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Harpercollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780008608521\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 320 Pages, 30 Col Plates (16pp)\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 8\/6\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Industrialisation \u0026amp; Industrial History","brand":"Groom Brian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332852842801,"sku":"IN-G-9780008608521","price":33.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780008608521-made-in-manchester-a-peoples-history-of-the-city-that-shaped-the-modern-world","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}