From the heart of the city, the state of the nation: how Manchester shaped modern England, and beyond.
For nearly two hundred years the city of Manchester has remade and remodelled itself. In the process, it has brought fame and international credibility upon itself and upon the country at large.
Dave Haslam places music at the heart of this story - from the Victorian music hall and the Jazz Age, to rock & roll, Northern Soul, "Madchester" and Oasis, and the definitive account of Manchester's crucial role in the dance revolution - a story which the author is uniquely placed to tell. But this book is also about artists, writers and thinkers, about cinemas, theatres and clubs, about Ancoats, Moss Side and Castlefield. It's a home for the words of musicians, gangsters, factory workers and DJs - the people of Manchester and their story.
