Manchester - Brossura

Kidd, Alan J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0748615512 ISBN 13: 9780748615513

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2002

Riassunto

The core of this text tells the story of Manchester's emergence as the first great industrial city between 1780 and 1850, and its time until World War I as the "Capital of Cotton". Alongside his history of Manchester's economy and politics, with its tale of factories, utilitarian entrepreneurs, Peterloo and the emergence of a politicized working class, the author places a less familiar history of the people and their culture. The development of middle-class suburban havens like Didsbury and Rusholme, the cinemas and music halls, the libraries and newspapers, and the great Victorian buildings typified by Waterhouse's Town Hall all contribute to this complex portrait. The last third of the book tells the story of Manchester's 20th-century deindustrialization (mirroring Britain's retreat from commercial predominance) and the dynamic regeneration of the last few years.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Alan Kidd is Reader in History at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0748615512
• ISBN 13: 9780748615513
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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