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The Renewal of Post-War Manchester: Planning, Architecture and the State

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The Renewal of Post-War Manchester: Planning, Architecture and the State. / Brook, Richard.
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2025. 328 p.

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Brook, R 2025, The Renewal of Post-War Manchester: Planning, Architecture and the State. Manchester University Press, Manchester. <https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526154972/>

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Brook, R. (2025). The Renewal of Post-War Manchester: Planning, Architecture and the State. Manchester University Press. https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526154972/

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Brook R. The Renewal of Post-War Manchester: Planning, Architecture and the State. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2025. 328 p.

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Brook, Richard. / The Renewal of Post-War Manchester : Planning, Architecture and the State. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2025. 328 p.

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