{"product_id":"9781839767937","title":"The Autonomous City: A History of Urban Squatting","description":"Author: Vasudevan, Alex\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839767937\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autonomous City\u003c\/i\u003e is the first popular history of squatting as practised in Europe and North America. Alex Vasudevan retraces the struggle for housing in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Detroit, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, and Vancouver. He looks at the organisation of alternative forms of housing   from Copenhagen's Freetown Christiana to the squats of the Lower East Side   as well as the official response, including the recent criminalisation of squatting, the brutal eviction of squatters and their widespread vilification.\u003cbr\u003ePictured as a way to reimagine and reclaim the city, squatting offers an alternative to housing insecurity, oppressive property speculation and the negative effects of urban regeneration. We must, more than ever, reanimate and remake the urban environment as a site of radical social transformation.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631862272158,"sku":"UBD-9781839767937","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839767937.jpg?v=1774310526","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839767937","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}