{"product_id":"city-of-capital-and-labour-tom-saunders-9781805115571","title":"City of Capital and Labour: The Making and Transformation of Industrial Manchester","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compelling book explores the evolution of industrial Manchester, offering a fresh perspective on its built environment through the lens of architecture, archaeology, and social history. Richly illustrated and designed for both academic and general audiences, it sheds new light on Manchester's transformation during the Industrial Revolution, highlighting how the city's physical form shaped and was shaped by its socio-economic and cultural dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy analysing architectural styles, building types, land use, and spatial relationships, the study identifies distinct phases of development from the early eighteenth to early twentieth century. It delves into how Manchester's material landscape mediated industrialisation and social tensions, reflecting the emergence of both bourgeois and proletarian communities. The book argues that the city's evolving physical structure was deeply intertwined with the capitalist logic of class relations, where architecture and urban spaces became arenas for competing social identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough mapping the enduring physical traces of these changes, and using a Marxist lens to examine shifting power structures in cities, the book underscores Manchester's role as a microcosm of industrial and urban transformation. It invites readers to rediscover the city's industrial heritage, emphasising the importance of its historic buildings in understanding the socio-economic forces that shaped modern urban life-before they are irrevocably altered by contemporary redevelopment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 180511557X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805115571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.06d","brand":"Tom Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965962699007,"sku":"9781805115571","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f2274e8-4ba5-41ab-a502-a126b0c19578.jpg?v=1767286001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/city-of-capital-and-labour-tom-saunders-9781805115571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}