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First definitive guide to squatting as an alternative to capitalism, offering a unique insider's view on the movement.
Sommario
Introduction - Claudio Cattaneo and Miguel A. Martinez 1: Squatting as a response to social needs, the housing question and the crisis of capitalism, by Miguel A. Martinez and Claudio Cattaneo: 2: The Fallow Lands of the Possible The Life Cycle of Squats in Geneva and Beyond, by Luca Pattaroni: 3: The Right to Decent Housing and A Whole Lot More Besides - Examining the Modern English Squatters Movement at its Beginnings and in the Present Day, by ETC Dee: 4: The Power of the Magic Key. Scalability of squatting in the Netherlands and the US, by Hans Pruijt: 5: Ogni sfratto sara una barricata: squatting for housing and social conflict in Rome, by Pierpaolo Mudu 6: Squats in urban ecosystems: overcoming the social and ecological catastrophes of the capitalist city, by Salvatore Engels di Mauro and Claudio Cattaneo 7: Squatting and Diversity - Gender and Patriarchy: In Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona, by Azozomox 8: Unavoidable Dilemmas: Squatters dealing with the Law, by Miguel A. Martinez, Azozomox and Javier Gil Conclusions Miguel A. Martinez and Claudio Cattaneo Appendix: The story of SqEK and the production process of this book, by Claudio Cattaneo, Baptiste Colin and Elisabeth Lorenzi Index
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Claudio Cattaneo teaches ecological economics at the University of Edinburgh and the Universita Carlo Cattaneo in Castellanza, Italy. He is a squatter, bicycle mechanic and olive farmer. Miguel A. Martinez Lopez has been an activist-researcher in the squatting movement for more than a decade. He is one of the founders of the SqEK (Squatting Europe Kollective) network. SqEK is a network of activist-researchers which started to meet in 2009. It has held meetings held in Madrid, Milan, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, New York and Paris. Find out more at: http://sqek.squat.net.
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First definitive guide to squatting as an alternative to capitalism, offering a unique insider's view on the movement.
