Squatters and the Politics of Marginality in Uruguay

AvMaría José Álvarez-Rivadulla

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This book unveils the political economy of land squatting in a third world city, Montevideo, in Uruguay. From a social movements/contentious politics perspective, the book challenges the assumption that socioeconomic factors such as poverty were the only causes triggering land squatting.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-08-01
Mått:148 x 210 x 24 mm
Vikt:262 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Latin American Political Economy
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319854151

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María José Álvarez-Rivadulla is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia.

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“Using color-coded maps and figures, Álvarez demonstrates patterns associating the timing, location, type of settlement, and brokerage. … The book’s structure, with the methodological discussion and the quantitative analysis in appendixes, makes it a good fit for both undergraduate and graduate syllabi. The historical sweep and ethnographic approach make it a good read, with interesting details, such as the reason Uruguayans have a unique and sarcastic word for shantytowns: cantegriles.” (Benjamin Goldfrank, Latin American Politics and Society, Vol. 60 (03), August, 2018)

Innehållsförteckning

1.Introduction .- 2. The Case of Montevideo .- 3. The Cycle of Land Invasions .-4. Accretion Invasions: A Story of an Unlikely Contention (1979-1990) .- 5. Planned Squatting and Politics .- 6. Politics on the Ground .- 7. Conclusion.