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The Autonomous Life?: Paradoxes of Hierarchy and Authority in the Squatters Movement in Amsterdam
Nazima Kadir
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Description for The Autonomous Life?: Paradoxes of Hierarchy and Authority in the Squatters Movement in Amsterdam
Paperback. This book is an ethnographic study of the internal dynamics of a subcultural squatting community that defines itself as a social movement. Series Editor(s): Prichard, Alex; Davis, Laurence; Gordon, Uri. Series: Contemporary Anarchist Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JPFB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
The Autonomous Life? is an ethnography of the squatters' movement in Amsterdam written by an anthropologist who lived and worked in a squatters' community for over three years. During that time she resided as a squatter in four different houses, worked on two successful anti-gentrification campaigns, was evicted from two houses and jailed once. With this unique perspective, Kadir systematically examines the contradiction between what people say and what they practice in a highly ideological radicalleftcommunity. The squatters' movement defines itself primarily as anti-hierarchical and anti-authoritarian, and yet is perpetually plagued by the contradiction between this public disavowal and the ... Read more
The Autonomous Life? is an ethnography of the squatters' movement in Amsterdam written by an anthropologist who lived and worked in a squatters' community for over three years. During that time she resided as a squatter in four different houses, worked on two successful anti-gentrification campaigns, was evicted from two houses and jailed once. With this unique perspective, Kadir systematically examines the contradiction between what people say and what they practice in a highly ideological radicalleftcommunity. The squatters' movement defines itself primarily as anti-hierarchical and anti-authoritarian, and yet is perpetually plagued by the contradiction between this public disavowal and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Contemporary Anarchist Studies
Condition
New
Weight
367g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784994112
SKU
V9781784994112
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99-15
About Nazima Kadir
Nazima Kadir is an Urban Anthropologist based in London. Prior to squatting houses in Amsterdam, she received awards from the Fulbright program and the National Science Foundation -- .
Reviews for The Autonomous Life?: Paradoxes of Hierarchy and Authority in the Squatters Movement in Amsterdam
'This is far and away the best ethnography of a squatters movement, or really any European anti-authoritarian movement, I have yet to come across. Nazima Kadir's bold interrogation of the concept of autonomy alone is well worth the ticket. But the book is much more. Combining vivid and sensitive ethnography with a willingness to ask challenging and fundamental ... Read more