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Cracking under pressure : narrating the decline of the Amsterdam squatters' movement / Lynn Owens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Owens, Lynn, 1970-
- Series:
- Solidarity and Identity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social movements--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Social movements.
- Housing--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Housing.
- Netherlands--Social conditions--1945-.
- Netherlands.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Unique case study in which Lynn Owens describes the fate of the squatters' movement in Amsterdam. He explores how the movement declines, focusing on the subjective experience and culture of decline.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Radicalization: The Birth of the Squatters' Movement; 2. Luck Runs Out; 3. Holiday Inn, Wijers Out; 4. Death in the Movement, Death of the Movement; 5. The End: Now, Near, or Never?; Conclusion; List of Photos; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-17148-8
- 9786612171482
- 90-485-0644-1
- OCLC:
- 467397615
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