Counter institution : activist estates of the Lower East Side / Nandini Bagchee.

Main entry:

Bagchee, Nandini, author.

Title & Author:

Counter institution : activist estates of the Lower East Side / Nandini Bagchee.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2018.

Description:

258 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-243) and index.
Activist estates -- Radical pacifism at the Peace Pentagon (1969-2016) -- The communitarian estates of Loisaida (1967-2001) -- The collecitve making of ABC No Rio (1980-2010) -- Epilogue : taking stock (2017)

Summary:

"In the midst of current debates about the accessibility of public spaces, resurfacing as a result of highly visible demonstrations and occupations, this illuminates an overlooked doman in civic participation: the office, workshop, or building where activist groups meet to organize and plan acts of political dissent and collective participation. [The author] examines three repurposed buildings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan that have been used by activists to launch actions over the past forty years.... Counter Institution is an innovative work that intersects architecture, urban-design practices, and geography (cartography) on the one hand, with history, politics, and sociology on the other"--Back cover.

ISBN:

9780823279265 (paperback)
082327926X (paperback)

Subject:

Public spaces New York (State) New York History.
Community centers New York (State) New York History.
Buildings Utilization New York (State) New York History.
Espaces publics New York (État) New York Histoire.
Centres communautaires New York (État) New York Histoire.
Constructions New York (État) New York Utilisation Histoire.
Public spaces History. New York (State)
Community centers History. New York (State)
Buildings Utilization
Buildings
Community centers
Public spaces
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) New York.
New York (State) New York Lower East Side

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 301710
Call No.: BIB 247906
Status: Available

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