| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; COUNTER INSTITUTION; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. ACTIVIST ESTATES; 2. RADICAL PACIFISM AT THE PEACE PENTAGON (1969-2016); 3. THE COMMUNITARIAN ESTATES OF LOISAIDA (1967-2001); 4. THE COLLECTIVE MAKING OF ABC NO RIO (1980-2010); EPILOGUE: TAKING STOCK (2017); ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
Counter Institution is a history of three re-purposed buildings in the Lower East Side--Peace Pentagon, ABC No Rio, and El Bohio--that have been used by activists as their headquarters to launch various actions over the past forty years. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public spaces -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Public spaces. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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History. |
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Community centers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Community centers. |
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Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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New York (State) -- New York -- Lower East Side. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Reference. |
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Buildings. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bagchee, Nandini. Counter Institution. New York, NY : Fordham University Press, 2018 (DLC) 2018933429 |
| ISBN |
9780823279289 (electronic book) |
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0823279286 (electronic book) |
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0823279278 (electronic book) |
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9780823279272 (electronic book) |
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9780823279265 (paperback) |
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082327926X |
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