Barrio rising : urban popular politics and the making of modern Venezuela /

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"In the mid-1950s, in an effort to modernize Venezuela, the military government razed dozens of slums in the heart of the capital Caracas, replacing them with massive buildings to house the city's working poor. The project remained unfinished when the dictatorship fell on January 23, 1958,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Velasco, Alejandro, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Political participation > Venezuela > Caracas.
City planning > Political aspects > Venezuela > Caracas.
Squatters > Political activity > Venezuela > Caracas.
Participation politique > Venezuela > Caracas.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
City planning > Political aspects.
Political participation.
Politics and government
Squatters > Political activity.
Stadtplanung
Politik
Venezuela > Politics and government > 20th century.
Venezuela > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Venezuela.
Venezuela > Caracas.
Venezuela
Caracas
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a history of place and nation
  • Landscapes of opportunity
  • Paths to democracy
  • Streets of protest
  • Conclusion : revolutionary projects.

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