Invisible in Austin life and labor in an American city / edited by Javier Auyero ; with an afterword by Loïc Wacquant.

Other author Auyero, Javier.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Descriptionviii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction : know them well /Javier Auyero -- Austin, Texas, in sociohistorical context / Maggie Tate -- Santos : the gold hunter / Jacinto Cuvi -- Clarissa : "a woman who fell on hard times" / Kristine Kilanski -- Inés : discipline, surveillance, and mothering in the margins / Jessica Dunning-Lozano -- Chip : the cost(s) of chasing the American dream / Eric Enrique Borja -- Raven : "the difference between a cocktail waitress and a stripper ? Two weeks" / Caitlyn Collins -- Kumar : driving in the nighttime / Katherine Jensen -- Ethan : a product of the service industry / Katherine Sobering -- Keith : a musician at the margins / Amias Maldonado -- Xiomara : working toward home / Jennifer Scott -- Ella : fighting to save a few / Pamela Neumann -- Manuel : the luxury of defending yourself / Marcos Pérez -- Afterword : plumbing the social underbelly of the dual city / Loïc Wacquant.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014046938
ISBN9781477303641 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781477303658 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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