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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139990103321

Autore

Owens Lynn

Titolo

Cracking Under Pressure [[electronic resource] ] : Narrating the Decline of the Amsterdam Squatters' Movement

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-17148-8

9786612171482

90-485-0644-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Collana

Solidarity and Identity

Disciplina

301

307.3/36409492352

Soggetti

Housing --Netherlands --Amsterdam

Netherlands --Social conditions --1945-

Social movements --Netherlands --Amsterdam

Social movements - Netherlands - Amsterdam

Housing - Amsterdam - Netherlands

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.