In the late 1990s,Manchester was a city in upheaval. The devastation of the IRA bomb and the closure of the infamous Hacienda nightclub were seismic events that rocked the city's confidence at a time when identikit bands were flooding its clubs and bars,fuelled on anthemic guitar rock and swagger. Stereotypes were everywhere,while the spirit of Manchester was silently suffocating.
Mancunians: Where do we start,where do I begin is the story of those who didn't fit the typecast: the musicians of colour,the football fans alienated by rampant commercialism,frustrated public figures,optimistic developers,and ambitious artists.
Through a mixture of memoir and interviews with well-known Mancunians such as Guy Garvey,Tunde Babalola,Sylvia Tella,Badly Drawn Boy,and Stan Chow,David Scott portrays the city at the turn of the century in a way never seen before.
Publisher: Manchester University PressISBN: 9781526161505Number of pages: 264Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Witty and wise... Mancunians is everything a book about Mancunians should be.'- Daniel Harris,Guardian
'A great read from one of Manchester's finest wordsmiths.'- Clint Boon
'An honest love letter to the city.'- Christine Bottomley
'A touching and brilliant balance of the personal and the popular,from a time when there was so much change in the city.'- Mr Scruff
'Through a mixture of memoir and interviews with well-known Mancunians such as Guy Garvey,Tunde Babalola,Sylvia Tella,Badly Drawn Boy,and Stan Chow,David Scott portrays the city at the turn of the century in a way never seen before. Highly recommended.'- Iain Key,Louder Than War
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