Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1 EXPLICATING SUBSISTENCE AT THE MARGINS 13
7. 2 COLLECTIVE ACTION AND PARTY POLITICS IN THE MAKINGS OF A SQUATTER SETTLEMENT 23
8. 3 PERSISTENCE STRATEGIES 41
9. 4 BROKERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS 57
10. 5 LIVES AT RISK How Do Residents Experience, Explain, and Deal with Interpersonal Violence? 79
11. 6 VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS 89
12. 7 THE STATE OF VIOLENCE, THE VIOLENCE OF THE STATE 103
13. 8 WOMEN AT WORK The Social Life of a Community Center 117
14. 9 HOW DOES MARGINALITY FEEL? 141
15. CONCLUSIONS 151
16. Notes 161
17. References 169
18. Index 185