Liverpool City of Radicals by John Belchem
Looks at one hundred years of radicals and radicalism in Liverpool. Ranging widely across a century of politics, music, football, theatre, architecture and art, this book also looks at the contemporary city and asks what role radicalism can play in the future of Liverpool.
The reader will come away from this book with a rich understanding of “Mersey pride” and a wish to visit this remarkable city
Philip Harling, The Historian, Vol. 74, No. 3
Philip Harling, The Historian, Vol. 74, No. 3
John Belchem, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Liverpool, is acknowledged as Liverpool’s leading historian, whose many publications include editing the Liverpool 800 book, published on the city’s 800th anniversary. He recently contributed to the Peterloo Massacre bicentenary programme. Bryan Biggs has worked at Bluecoat, Liverpool’s contemporary arts centre, for over four decades, curating numerous exhibitions, and live art programmes. In 2017 he directed Bluecoat’s tercentenary year. He writes on contemporary culture and is co-editor, with Julie Sheldon of Art in a City Revisited (Liverpool University Press, 2009) and, with John Belchem, of Liverpool City of Radicals (Liverpool University Press, 2011).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846316470 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846316472 |
| Title | Liverpool City of Radicals |
| Author | John Belchem |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2011-07-14 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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