The People's Hotel: Working for Justice in Argentina

273 Pages·2022·7.368 MB·English

by  Katherine Sobering

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Duke University Press Durham and London 2022
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Names: Sobering, Katherine, [date] author.
Title: The people’s hotel : working for justice in Argentina /
Katherine Sobering.
Description: Durham : Duke University Press, 2022. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: lccn 2021049289 (print) lccn 2021049290 (ebook)
isbn 9781478015635 (hardcover) isbn 9781478018261 (paperback)
isbn 9781478022862 (ebook)
Subjects: lcsh: b.a.u.e.n. Hotel (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Employee
owner ship— Argentina— History—21st  century. | Hotels— Argentina—
Buenos Aires. | bisac: social science / Anthropology / Cultural &
Social | history / Latin Amer i ca / South Amer i ca
Classification: lcc hd8039.h82 a7 2022 (print) | lcc hd8039.h82
(ebook) | ddc 331.7/6164794098212— dc23/eng/20220120
lc rec ord available at https:// lccn. loc. gov/ 2021049289
lc ebook rec ord available at https:// lccn. loc. gov/ 2021049290
Cover art: Photo by BAUEN Cooperative.
In memory of Don, Fred, Arminda, Horacio, and Luisita
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Contents
Acknowl edgments i x
Introduction 1
1 Recuperating the H otel Bauen 19
2 Democracy at Work 4 7
3 Hospitality in Cooperation 73
4 Rotating Opportunity 9 6
5 The Politics of Equal Pay 120 Methodological Appendix 1 87
6 The Activist Workplace 148 Notes 2 01
Conclusions 171 References 2 27
Epilogue: Surviving (Another) Crisis 1 81 Index 253
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Acknowl edgments
This research was made pos si ble by the many p eople in Argentina who in-
cluded me in their work and invited me into their homes. First and foremost,
to my compañeros in the bauen Cooperative, thank you for sharing your
experiences with me, trusting me to enter your organi zation, and embracing
me as part of your community.
Without the steadfast support, intellectual guidance, and friendship of
Javier Auyero, this proj ect would not have been pos si ble. He has been involved
from the very beginning, inspiring me to return to gradu ate school in sociol-
ogy; reading countless versions of applications, articles, and books; and giving
careful attention to this manuscript. Thank you, Javier, for investing your time