{"product_id":"invisible-in-austin-javier-auyero-9781477303658","title":"Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustin, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInvisible in Austin\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning sociologist Javier Auyero and a team of graduate students explore the lives of those working at the bottom of the social order: house cleaners, office-machine repairers, cab drivers, restaurant cooks and dishwashers, exotic dancers, musicians, and roofers, among others. Recounting their subjects' life stories with empathy and sociological insight, the authors show us how these lives are driven by a complex mix of individual and social forces. These poignant stories compel us to see how poor people who provide indispensable services for all city residents struggle daily with substandard housing, inadequate public services and schools, and environmental risks. Timely and essential reading, \u003ci\u003eInvisible in Austin\u003c\/i\u003e makes visible the growing gap between rich and poor that is reconfiguring the cityscape of one of America's most dynamic places, as low-wage workers are forced to the social and symbolic margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Javier Auyero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477303650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477303658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016","brand":"Javier Auyero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996261548287,"sku":"9781477303658","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b6c2cc7-5cfd-4e5c-b1e2-6246511a967b.jpg?v=1683340676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invisible-in-austin-javier-auyero-9781477303658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}