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 contemporary Austin. Rich and poor
residents lead increasingly separate lives as growing socioeconomic
inequality underscores residential, class, racial, and ethnic
segregation. In Invisible in Austin, the award-winning sociologist
Javier Auyero and a team of graduate students explore the lives of
those working at the bottom of the social order: house cleaners,
office-machine repairers, cab drivers, restaurant cooks and
dishwashers, exotic dancers, musicians, and roofers, among others.
Recounting their subjects’ life stories with empathy and
sociological insight, the authors show us how these lives are
driven by a complex mix of individual and social forces. These
poignant stories compel us to see how poor people who provide
indispensable services for all city residents struggle daily with
substandard housing, inadequate public services and schools, and
environmental risks. Timely and essential reading, Invisible in
Austin makes visible the growing gap between rich and poor that is
reconfiguring the cityscape of one of America’s most dynamic
places, as low-wage workers are forced to the social and symbolic
margins.
General
| Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2015 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Editors: |
Javier Auyero
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| Afterword by: |
Loïc Wacquant
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
280 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4773-0365-8 |
| Categories: |
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| LSN: |
1-4773-0365-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781477303658 |
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