Shadow Cities

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Product details

  • ISBN 9780415953610
  • Weight: 566g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Mar 2006
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community.


Visit Robert Neuwirth's blog at: http://squatterci ty.blogspot.com

Robert Neuwirth is an investigative reporter who specializes in urban issues. He has written for The NewYork Times, The Nation, Metropolis,The Village Voice, New York Magazine, and many other publications. He received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for his work on squatter communities.

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