Manchester

<p>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. <br><br>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.</p>