1st Edition
Claiming the City and Contesting the State Squatting, Community Formation and Democratization in Spain (1955–1986)
By Inbal Ofer
Copyright 2017
178 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
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
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Inbal Ofer is a senior lecturer in modern European history at The Open University of Israel.
