The Village Against the World |
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| Author:
| Hancox, Dan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78168-130-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books
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| Imprint: | Verso |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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The story of a villagenbsp;that dreamed of a betternbsp;future, and won. For the last thirty-five years the small Andalusian village ofnbsp;Marinaleda has been the centre of a tireless struggle to createnbsp;a living utopia. Dan Hancox reveals the fascinating history of anbsp;community that seized the land owned by wealthy aristocrats innbsp;order to work it themselves. Since the 1980s, led by the charismaticnbsp;mayor, Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo, the villagers...
More DescriptionThe story of a villagenbsp;that dreamed of a betternbsp;future, and won.
For the last thirty-five years the small Andalusian village ofnbsp;Marinaleda has been the centre of a tireless struggle to createnbsp;a living utopia. Dan Hancox reveals the fascinating history of anbsp;community that seized the land owned by wealthy aristocrats innbsp;order to work it themselves. Since the 1980s, led by the charismaticnbsp;mayor, Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo, the villagers havenbsp;been fighting for a better life. But as the economic crisis startednbsp;to bite, how long could the utopia hold on to its dreams?