Streets, Bedrooms, and Patios: The Ordinariness of Diversity in Urban Oaxaca by Higgins, Michael James and Tanya L. Coen - 2000

Austin, Texas: University of Texas at Austin, 2000. AE - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. A book that presents portraits of cultural and social groups in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico through a combination of interview excerpts and anthropological analysis. The authors base focus on the 'ondas' or lifestyles the urban poor, transvestite and female prostitutes, the disabled, gays and lesbians, and AIDS activists. These are described in order to demonstrate the diversity of customs in this Mexican city and the authors contrast this diversity with the lives of the average Mexican. 9.5"x6.25", 312 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.