{"product_id":"city-is-ours-squatting-and-autonomous-movements-in-europe-from-the-1970s-to-the-present-paperback","title":"City Is Ours: Squatting and Autonomous Movements in Europe from the 1970s to the Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBart Van Der Steen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAsk Katzeff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLeendert Van Hoogenhuijze\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquatters and autonomous movements have been in the forefront of radical politics in Europe for nearly a half-century--from struggles against urban renewal and gentrification, to large-scale peace and environmental campaigns, to spearheading the antiausterity protests sweeping the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the compilation of the local movement histories of eight different cities--including Amsterdam, Berlin, and other famous centers of autonomous insurgence along with underdocumented cities such as Poznan and Athens--\u003cem\u003eThe City Is Ours\u003c\/em\u003e paints a broad and complex picture of Europe's squatting and autonomous movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter focuses on one city and provides a clear chronological narrative and analysis accompanied by photographs and illustrations. The chapters focus on the most important events and developments in the history of these movements. Furthermore, they identify the specificities of the local movements and deal with issues such as the relation between politics and subculture, generational shifts, the role of confrontation and violence, and changes in political tactics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll chapters are written by politically-engaged authors who combine academic scrutiny with accessible writing. Readers with an interest in the history of the newest social movements will find plenty to mull over here. Contributors include Nazima Kadir, Gregor Kritidis, Claudio Cattaneo, Enrique Tudela, Alex Vasudevan, Needle Collective and the Bash Street Kids, René Karpantschof, Flemming Mikkelsen, Lucy Finchett-Maddock, Grzegorz Piotrowski, and Robert Foltin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBart van der Steen\u003c\/b\u003e completed his PhD at the European University Institute in Florence, where he studied the squatter and autonomous movements in Amsterdam and Hamburg during the 1980s. \u003cb\u003eAsk Katzeff\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher at the University of Copenhagen, where he focuses on the interaction between urban development and squatting in Europe from the 1970s onward. \u003cb\u003eLeendert van Hoogenhuijze\u003c\/b\u003e is the coeditor of the Dutch socialist annual \u003ci\u003eKritiek\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e George Katsiaficas\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime activist for peace and justice who has twice been granted Fulbright fellowships. He is the author or editor of 11 books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Imagination of the New Left\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLatino Social Movements: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLiberation, Imagination, and the Black Panther Party\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Subversion of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eVietnam Documents: American and Vietnamese Views\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Boston area. \u003cb\u003eGeronimo\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name of an activist for the German autonomous movement. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFire and Flames: A History of the German Autonomist Movement\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53741171147116,"sku":"9781604866834","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/dfb7e6815896480194680e2d01a2b7db.webp?v=1778481994","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/city-is-ours-squatting-and-autonomous-movements-in-europe-from-the-1970s-to-the-present-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}