Claiming the City and Contesting the State: Squatting, Community Formation and Democratization in Spain (1955-1986)

By Inbal Ofer

Book Overview

The present book analyzes the relationship between internal migration, urbanization and democratization in Spain during the period of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship (1939-1975) and Spain's transition to democracy (1975-1982). Specifically, the book explores the production and management of urban space as one form of political and social repression under the dictatorship, and the threat posed to the official urban planning regime by the phenomenon of mass squatting (chabolismo).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113823771X
• ISBN13: 9781138237711
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"