In the same format as the successful "London Compendium", the "Manchester Compendium" relates the remarkable and diverse history of England's second city. Manchester's town hall and its Royal Exchange epitomise the city's architectural grandeur and its industrial heritage. Peterloo and Engel's treatise on the conditions of the working classes its political history and the Manchester Guardian and Factory Records its cultural and social history. From Thomas de Quincey to Alan Touring, Neville Cardus to Morrissey - all are part of the city's rich and fascinating past. Covering every area of human activity and incorporating all the great events and key moments in the city's history this title will be a fresh and unique perspective on a great city.
- ISBN10 0713999713
- ISBN13 9780713999716
- Publish Date 24 April 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 January 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Allen Lane
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English