Invisible in Austin : : Life and Labor in an American City /

Invisible in Austin : : Life and Labor in an American City / / ed. by Javier Auyero.

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Austin, Texas, is renowned as a high-tech, fast-growing city for the young and creative, a cool place to live, and the scene of internationally famous events such as SXSW and Formula 1. But as in many American cities, poverty and penury are booming along with wealth and material abundance in contemp...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Auyero, Javier,
Borja, Eric Enrique,
Collins, Caitlyn,
Cuvi, Jacinto,
Dunning-Lozano, Jessica,
Jensen, Katherine,
Kilanski, Kristine,
Maldonado, Amias,
Neumann, Pamela,
Pérez, Marcos,
Scott, Jennifer,
Sobering, Katherine,
Tate, Maggie,
Wacquant, Loïc,
HerausgeberIn:
Auyero, Javier,
TeilnehmendeR:
Wacquant, Loïc.
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2015
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Know Them Well
  • 1. Austin, Texas, in Sociohistorical Context
  • 2. Santos: The Gold Hunter
  • 3. Clarissa: “A Woman Who Fell on Hard Times”
  • 4. Inés: Discipline, Surveillance, and Mothering in the Margins
  • 5. Chip: The Cost(s) of Chasing the American Dream
  • 6. Raven: “The Difference between a Cocktail Waitress and a Stripper? Two Weeks”
  • 7. Kumar: Driving in the Nighttime
  • 8. Ethan: A Product of the Service Industry
  • 9. Keith: A Musician at the Margins
  • 10. Xiomara: Working toward Home
  • 11. Ella: Fighting to Save a Few
  • 12. Manuel: The Luxury of Defending Yourself
  • Afterword: Plumbing the Social Underbelly of the Dual City

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