{"product_id":"squatter-life-javier-auyero-9781478031505","title":"Squatter Life: Persistence at the Urban Margins of Buenos Aires","description":"In \u003ci\u003eSquatter Life\u003c\/i\u003e, sociologist Javier Auyero and anthropologist Sof?a Servi?n detail the diverse and often precarious strategies that Argentina's urban poor rely on to survive. Blending three years of ethnographic fieldwork and anthropological theory with personal narratives of Servi?n's experience growing up and living in a squatter settlement, the authors examine how Argentina's squatter communities contend with violence and secure necessities like food, land, and housing despite inadequate state support and protection. Auyero and Servi?n recount the bricolage of tactics these individuals employ to make ends meet, such as relying on highly exploitative jobs, patronage, and networks of reciprocal exchange that can involve illicit activities. Analyzing how these survival strategies intersect with class, gender, and political domination, the authors present a nuanced account of marginality in Argentinian squatter settlements while maintaining a deeply human portrait of survival and persistence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Javier Auyero, Sof?a Servi?n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478031506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478031505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs","brand":"Javier Auyero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571223351551,"sku":"9781478031505","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7de996fc-70b2-4d78-974c-081351822c5a.jpg?v=1738807603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/squatter-life-javier-auyero-9781478031505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}