Manchester: Making the Modern City
Every town and city has its story, but few have a history that is essential to understanding how the modern world was made. Manchester was the first industrial city and arguably the first modern city. During the industrial revolution it became the centre of the world's trade in cotton goods, yet as the industrial base on which the city and region had depended for two centuries collapsed, the city had to take a new path. This it has done with remarkable success and twenty-first century Manchester is recognised as the post-industrial city that has been most triumphant in reinventing itself.
Written by leading experts on the history of the city, and with numerous insights and unexpected stories, Manchester: Making the Modern City is a wonderfully illustrated and affordable book that is essential for understanding what Manchester has been and what it can become.
Written by leading experts on the history of the city, and with numerous insights and unexpected stories, Manchester: Making the Modern City is a wonderfully illustrated and affordable book that is essential for understanding what Manchester has been and what it can become.
- Written by leading experts on Manchester’s history to a general audience
- Visually stunning publication with many rare images from the archives
- Affordable
- Published to celebrate Manchester's contribution to the world and to mark Manchester as European City of Science in 2016
- Supported by the Oxford Road Corridor Partnership
- Over 430 pages and more than 230 illustrations, many of which haven't been published before
This book can be purchased from all major bookshops (however, if a retailer does not have the book in stock they can usually order in a copy).
The paperback edition can also be purchased from Amazon and other online book retailers (RRP £14.99), and directly from the Liverpool University Press website: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk.
You can purchase the paperback for £10.00 (plus £4.50 p&p) by using the discount code Manchester10 and the hardback which normally retails at £35.00, for £30.00 (plus £4.50 p&p) using Manchester30.
The paperback edition can also be purchased from Amazon and other online book retailers (RRP £14.99), and directly from the Liverpool University Press website: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk.
You can purchase the paperback for £10.00 (plus £4.50 p&p) by using the discount code Manchester10 and the hardback which normally retails at £35.00, for £30.00 (plus £4.50 p&p) using Manchester30.
The Student Weekender 14-16 October 2016
This event is a prime example of how the Oxford Road Corridor's cultural partners collaborate and cross-promote events in addition to their own programming. The Student Weekender is an initiative of the Culture on the Corridor Group, which aims to attract new students to the cultural venues. Our cultural partners include HOME, the Whitworth, Manchester Museum, Royal Northern College of Music, Contact, Manchester Camerata, Manchester Central Library and Archives+ and Manchester School of Art.
Stories from the Road - A focus on Corridor Manchester
There are a number of projects which help to narrate and 'animate the place', one of which is Stories from the Road. The project is a collaboration between The University of Manchester’s urban research group cities@manchester and Manchester-based writer Sarah Butler, about the experiences of the people who live, work and study around the Oxford Road Corridor.