Manchester Unspun - Pop, Property and Power in the Original Modern City (Hardcover)

At the end of the 1970s, Manchester seemed to be sliding into the dustbin of history. Today the city is an international destination for culture and sport, and one of the fastest-growing urban regions in Europe. This book offers a first-hand account of what happened in between. Arriving in Manchester as a wide-eyed student in 1979, Andy Spinoza went on to establish the arts magazine City Life before working for the Manchester Evening News and creating his own PR firm. In a forty-year career he has encountered a who's who of Manchester personalities, from cultural icons such as Tony Wilson to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and influential council leaders Sir Richard Leese and Sir Howard Bernstein. His remarkable account traces Manchester's gradual emergence from its post-industrial malaise, centring on the legendary nightclub the Hacienda and the cultural renaissance it inspired. Manchester unspun begins in the gloom of a city still bearing the scars of the Second World War and ends among the shiny towers of an aspiring twenty-first-century metropolis. It is an insider's tale of deals done, government and corporate decision-making, nightclubs, music and entrepreneurs. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Andy Spinoza
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-6845-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Biography > Literary
LSN:	1-5261-6845-6
Barcode:	9781526168450

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