| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 277 pages). |
| Series |
Housing and society series |
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Housing and society series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Squatting as an urban movement -- Autonomy from capitalism -- Socio-spatial structures -- Types of squatting -- Anomalous institutions -- Criminalisation and counter-hegemony. |
| Summary |
To date, there has been no comprehensive analysis of the disperse research on the squatters' movement in Europe. In Squatters in the Capitalist City, Miguel A. Martnez Lpez presents a critical review of the current research on squatting and of the historical development of the movements in European cities according to their major social, political and spatial dimensions. Comparing cities, contexts, and the achievements of the squatters' movements, this book presents the view that squatting is not simply a set of isolated, illegal and marginal practices, but is a long-lasting urban and transnational movement with significant and broad implications. While intersecting with different housing struggles, squatters face various aspects of urban politics and enhance the content of the movements claiming for a right to the city.' Squatters in the Capitalist City seeks to understand both the socio-spatial and political conditions favourable to the emergence and development of squatting, and the nature of the interactions between squatters, authorities and property owners by discussing the trajectory, features and limitations of squatting as a potential radicalisation of urban democracy. |
| Biography |
Miguel A. Martínezis Professor of Sociology at the IBF (Institute for Housing and Urban Research), Uppsala University, Sweden. He was previously affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong and the Complutense University of Madrid. Since 2009 he has been a member of the activist-research network SqEK (Squatting Everywhere Kollective). He has conducted different studies about urban sociology, social movements, and participatory-activist methodologies. Most of his publications are available at www.miguelangelmartinez.net. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2019). |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
Squatter settlements -- Political aspects -- Europe.
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Housing -- Political aspects -- Europe.
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Squatters -- Political activity -- Europe.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban.
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ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.
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Housing -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00962325
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Squatter settlements -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01131115
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Squatters -- Political activity.
(OCoLC)fst01131125
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Martínez, Miguel A., author. Squatters in the capitalist city New York : Routledge, 2020 9781138856943 (DLC) 2019018423 |
| ISBN |
9781315719023 electronic book |
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1315719029 electronic book |
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9781317514732 electronic book |
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1317514734 electronic book |
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9781317514749 electronic book |
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1317514742 electronic book |
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9781317514756 electronic book |
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1317514750 electronic book |
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9781138856943 hardcover alkaline paper |
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