The People's Hotel: Working for Justice in Argentina

by Katherine Sobering

Book Overview

In 2001 Argentina experienced a massive economic crisis: businesses went bankrupt, unemployment spiked, and nearly half the population fell below the poverty line. In the midst of the crisis, Buenos Aires's iconic twenty-story Hotel Bauen quietly closed its doors, forcing longtime hospitality workers out of their jobs. Rather than leaving the luxury hotel vacant, a group of former employees occupied the property and kept it open. In The People's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478018267
• ISBN13: 9781478018261
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"