City of Revolution: Restructuring Manchester

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title City of Revolution: Restructuring Manchester
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jamie Peck
Edited by Kevin Ward
Index by Martin Hargreaves
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780719058882
ClassificationsDewey:307.3420942733
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 29 August 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Confronted with a declining jobs base, deepening social problems and apparent indifference on the part of central government, many British cities made an "entrepreneurial turn" during the 1980s and 1990s. Few did so in quite such a dramatic way as Manchester - once a bastion of municipal socialism, the city has enthusiastically embraced the new economy of high-level services, conspicuous cultural consumption and aggressive self-promotion. This is a reflective and critical analysis of this far-reaching process of urban transformation, searching beneath the hype to expose the true character of the "new Manchester". Has Manchester engineered an urban renaissance, having finally turned its back on the grimy factory economy? Or is it on a slow-motion slide into the post-industrial sludge of economic insecurity and social polarisation? Drawing on the work of researchers and commentators in the field, this collection provides answers to these and other questions concerning Manchester's changing political economy.

Author Biography

Jamie Peck is Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kevin Ward is a Lecturer in Geography at the University of Manchester -- .