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1. Austin, Texas, in Sociohistorical Context
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction: Know Them Well 1
- 1. Austin, Texas, in Sociohistorical Context 20
- 2. Santos: The Gold Hunter 42
- 3. Clarissa: “A Woman Who Fell on Hard Times” 59
- 4. Inés: Discipline, Surveillance, and Mothering in the Margins 80
- 5. Chip: The Cost(s) of Chasing the American Dream 99
- 6. Raven: “The Difference between a Cocktail Waitress and a Stripper? Two Weeks” 115
- 7. Kumar: Driving in the Nighttime 138
- 8. Ethan: A Product of the Service Industry 162
- 9. Keith: A Musician at the Margins 184
- 10. Xiomara: Working toward Home 202
- 11. Ella: Fighting to Save a Few 225
- 12. Manuel: The Luxury of Defending Yourself 245
- Afterword: Plumbing the Social Underbelly of the Dual City 264
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction: Know Them Well 1
- 1. Austin, Texas, in Sociohistorical Context 20
- 2. Santos: The Gold Hunter 42
- 3. Clarissa: “A Woman Who Fell on Hard Times” 59
- 4. Inés: Discipline, Surveillance, and Mothering in the Margins 80
- 5. Chip: The Cost(s) of Chasing the American Dream 99
- 6. Raven: “The Difference between a Cocktail Waitress and a Stripper? Two Weeks” 115
- 7. Kumar: Driving in the Nighttime 138
- 8. Ethan: A Product of the Service Industry 162
- 9. Keith: A Musician at the Margins 184
- 10. Xiomara: Working toward Home 202
- 11. Ella: Fighting to Save a Few 225
- 12. Manuel: The Luxury of Defending Yourself 245
- Afterword: Plumbing the Social Underbelly of the Dual City 264