MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2012474499
003 DLC
005 20150521081038.0
008 131024s2013 nyuab 000 0 eng d
010 $a 2012474499
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020 $a9781781681305 (hc)
020 $a1781681309 (hc)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn828893179
040 $aBTCTA$beng$cBTCTA$erda$dBDX$dUKMGB$dYDXCP$dHCO$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aDP402.M25632$bH36 2013
100 1 $aHancox, Dan,$eauthor.
245 04 $aThe village against the world /$cby Dan Hancox.
264 1 $aLondon :$aNew York :$bVerso,$c2013.
300 $a240 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"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.
651 0 $aMarinaleda (Spain)$xPolitics and government.
651 0 $aMarinaleda (Spain)$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aUtopian socialism$zSpain$zMarinaleda$xHistory.
650 0 $aPolitical leadership$zSpain$zMarinaleda.
650 0 $aUtopias$xHistory$y20th century.