Invisible in Austin : life and labor in an American city /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Auyero, Javier (Editor )
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Marginality, Social > Texas > Austin.
Poor > Texas > Austin.
Minorities > Texas > Austin.
Pauvres > Texas > Austin.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Economic history
Marginality, Social
Minorities
Poor
Social conditions
Randgruppe
Minderheit
Armut
Soziale Situation
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Austin (Tex.) > Social conditions.
Austin (Tex.) > Economic conditions.
Texas > Austin
Austin, Tex.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781477303665
1477303669
9781477303672
1477303677

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