Claiming the city and contesting the state : squatting, community formation and democratization in Spain (1955-1986) / Inbal Ofer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ofer, Inbal, author.

Series:

Routledge/Cañada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain ; 20.

Routledge/Cañada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--Spain--History--20th century.

Urbanization.

Urban policy--Spain--History--20th century.

Urban policy.

City planning--Spain--History--20th century.

City planning.

Community development--Spain--History--20th century.

Community development.

History.

Spain--Social conditions--1939-1975.

Spain.

Social conditions.

Spain--Social conditions--1975-.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 161 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Contents:

Introduction

Social control through spatial segregation: urban planning under the Franco regime

Internal migration in a post-civil war society: from the countryside to the city in a search of better life

Appropriating urban space: constructing a Chabola and forming a community

Becoming visible: neighborhood associations under the Franco regime

Alternative visions of democracy: urban space and the Spanish transition

Conclusion: some thoughts on civic participation, the production of urban space and the meaning of the right to the city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138237711

113823771X

OCLC:

957504225