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Auteur(s) : Hancox, Dan
Titre(s) : The village against the world [Texte imprimé] / by Dan Hancox
Publication : London ; New York : Verso, 2013
Description matérielle : 240 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Comprend : Meet the village ; The story in the soil ; La Lucha ; The land belongs to those
who work it ; Bread and roses ; Opposition in Utopia ; The village against the
crisis ; The end of utopia ?
Note(s) : "One hundred kilometres from Seville lies the small village of Marinaleda, which for
the last thirty-five years has been the centre of a tireless struggle to create a
living utopia. This unique community drew British author Dan Hancox to Spain, and
here for the first time he recounts the fascinating story of villagers who expropriated
the land owned by wealthy aristocrats and have, since the 1980s, made it the foundation
of a cooperative way of life. Today, Marinaleda is a place where the farms and the
processing plants are collectively owned and provide work for everyone who wants it.
A mortgage is €15 per month, sport is played in a stadium emblazoned with a huge mural
of Che Guevara, and there are monthly 'Red Sundays' when everyone works together to
clean up the neighbourhood. Leading this revolution is the village mayor, Juan Manuel
Sánchez Gordillo, who in 2012 became a household name in Spain after heading raids
on local supermarkets to feed the Andalusian unemployed. As Spain's crisis becomes
ever more desperate, Marinaleda also suffers from the international downturn. Can
the village retain its utopian vision? Can Sánchez Gordillo hold on to the dream
against the depredations of the world beyond his village?"--Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Socialisme utopique -- Marinaleda (Espagne)
Communautés -- Marinaleda (Espagne)
Marinaleda (Espagne)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781781681305 (hc). - ISBN 1781681309 (hc)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44267717z
Notice n° :
FRBNF44267717
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