Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps viii
4. The Structure of La Salada Marketplace x
5. La Salada Characters xi
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. Introduction: ASPIRATIONS AMID DISTRUST 1
8. PART I History, Place, and Politics
9. CHAPTER 1 The Garment Market and the Marketplace 25
10. CHAPTER 2 Governing La Salada 49
11. CHAPTER 3 With God and the Devil 69
12. PART II Prisoners of Aspirations
13. CHAPTER 4 All I Want Is a Sweatshop 87
14. CHAPTER 5 The Garment Entrepreneur at La Salada 115
15. CHAPTER 6 Dynamics of Aspirations 127
16. PART III Aspirations in Action
17. CHAPTER 7 Narratives of Sacrifice and Autonomy 155
18. CHAPTER 8 Taste, Credit, and Bullets 171
19. CHAPTER 9 Squatters, Cart-Pullers, and Demolition 207
20. Conclusion 227
21. Epilogue 239
22. Methodological Appendix 243
23. Notes 247
24. Works Cited 251
25. Index 270