The village against the world - Dan Hancox

The story of a villagethat dreamed of a betterfuture, and won.

For the last thirty-five years the small Andalusian village ofMarinaleda has been the centre of a tireless struggle to createa living utopia. Dan Hancox reveals the fascinating history of acommunity that seized the land owned by wealthy aristocrats inorder to work it themselves. Since the 1980s, led by the charismaticmayor, Juan Manuel Snchez Gordillo, the villagers havebeen fighting for a better life. But as the economic crisis startedto bite, how long could the utopia hold on to its dreams?