Cracking Under Pressure
Narrating the Decline of the Amsterdam Squatters' Movement
Lynn L. Owens(Author)
Pallas Publications (Publisher)
Published on 13. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-90-8964-059-8 (ISBN)
Description
What goes up must come down, and social movements are not immune to this rule. Yet most academic studies have focused almost exclusively on the emergence of movements, paying less attention to decline. But decline is an important, and active, period for any mobilisation, as all activists know. This book broadens and enriches social movement theory through a close investigation of the fate of the squatters' movement in Amsterdam. Responding to the housing shortage of the 1960s, the movement emerged in the late 1970s, peaked in the early 1980s, before falling into a period of prolonged decline. Owens explores how the movement declines, focusing on the subjective experience and culture of decline.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-90-8964-059-8 (9789089640598)
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Person
Lynn Owens is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Middlebury College, Middlebury VT USA
Content
Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Radicalization: The Birth of the Squatters' Movement, 2. Luck Runs Out, 3. Holiday Inn, 4. Death in the Movement, 5. The End: Now, Near, or Never?, Conclusion, List of Photos, References, Index