{"product_id":"the-mexican-urban-household-organizing-for-self-defense-paperback","title":"The Mexican Urban Household: Organizing for Self-Defense - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry A. Selby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sufferings of \"ordinary\" people under harsh economic conditions can eventually lead to the fall of governments. Given this fact, it becomes important to know how \"ordinary\" people live-what privations they suffer and what strategies they use to survive in times of economic crisis. \u003ci\u003eThe Mexican Urban Household\u003c\/i\u003e provides this information for Mexico near the end of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMexico is now a predominantly urban nation, and this study is the definitive work on the strategies of self-defense of its urban households. It is based on surveys of nearly 10,000 households, conducted during twenty years of field work in five very different cities, with the help of a staff of more than twenty Mexican social scientists, engineers, architects, and social workers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFar from being a compilation of undigested statistics, however, \u003ci\u003eThe Mexican Urban Household\u003c\/i\u003e uses its rich data to vividly reveal how Mexican families use their every resource to defend themselves against a political and economic system that overwhelms and exploits them. It describes how families band together, sometimes with three generations in one small house, to minimize expenses and pool resources. It explores the limited range of available jobs, from secure but scarce bureaucratic positions to more common and less reliable jobs in blue-collar industries and the informal economy. And, most important, it traces the high cost to families, particularly to women, of the endless struggle to make ends meet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese important findings outline the dimensions of the economic crisis for ordinary Mexicans. It will be crucial reading not only for everyone interested in the future of Mexico but also for students of development throughout the Third World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Henry A. Selby is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Arthur D. Murphy is Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Stephen A. Lorenzen holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Texas at Austin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52488568799539,"sku":"9780292741669","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0UXWMkpT5a9780292741669.webp?v=1759881313","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-mexican-urban-household-organizing-for-self-defense-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}