An edition of Ours to lose
(2016)
Ours to lose
when squatters became homeowners in New York City
by Amy Starecheski
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Ours to lose: when squatters became homeowners in New York City
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Ours to Lose: When Squatters Became Homeowners in New York City
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Table of Contents
Introduction. Casa del Sol; Why study squatting? ; The research and writing: oral history and ethnography ; Structure of the work
From drug murder to door ceremony: claiming buildings, building claims. April 1984: Opening 539 ; Disinvestment, abandonment, and the social roots of squatting ; Urban homesteading: property, labor, and rights
Who deserves housing? The battle for East Thirteenth Street. Life on East Thirteenth Street: 1984-94 ; Low-income housing versus the squatters ; Making claims through adverse possession
Making the deal: debating the values of housing. The negotiations ; The details of the deal ; The debates
Why work? The values of labor. Building community: labor and value ; Bureaucracy, labor, and power
Making claims on the past and the future: debt, kinship, history, and the temporality of homeownership. Claims on the self: debt, freedom, and social personhood ; Claims on one another: from family to co-op ; Claims on the neighborhood: history, space, and identity ; Conclusion.
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