Invisible in Austin : life and labor in an American city / edited by Javier Auyero ; with an afterword by Loïc Wacquant.
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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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781477303665 1477303669 9781477303672 1477303677 |