{"product_id":"squatting-in-britain-19451955-housing-politics-and-direct-action-9780850367287","title":"Squatting in Britain 19451955 Housing Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritain in 1946 witnessed extraordinary episodes of direct action. Tens of thousands of families walked into empty army camps and took them over as places to live. A nationwide squatters' movement was born and it was the first challenge to the 1945 Labour government to come 'from below'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...The definitive account of these events and, very usefully, the aftermath. The judgements are carefully made and convincingly argued.\" (Emeritus Professor James Hinton, University of Warwick)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e: Introduction; Housing for the Working Class: Politics and Resources; War, Peace and Requisitioning: Housing and Politics during the Second World War; 'Refugees from overcrowding': The Squatting Movement Begins; 'We were solid as a brick wall': Responses and Organisation; The 'Luxury Squatters': Occupying Empty Mansions; 'Such Desperate Need for Accommodation': Conditions, Costs and Priorities; Squatters and the Housing Lists: The Politics of Allocation; Conclusion.","brand":"The Merlin Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884744094039,"sku":"9780850367287","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780850367287.jpg?v=1722533274","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/squatting-in-britain-19451955-housing-politics-and-direct-action-9780850367287","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}