Claiming the City: A Global History of Workers’ Fight for Municipal Socialism 1839767774, 9781839767777

How workers fought for municipal socialism to make cities around the globe livable and democratic - and what the lessons

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Claiming the City: A Global History of Workers’ Fight for Municipal Socialism
1839767774, 9781839767777

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