Begging as a Path to Progress: Indigenous Women and Children and the Struggle for Ecuador's Urban Spaces

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Contents ix List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Unraveling Myths 12 one. Ecuador: Economic Crisis, Poverty, and Indigenous Identities 29 two. Indigenous Childhoods: Gender, Work, Education, and Migration in the Andes 50 three. Migrant Childhoods: Street Work and Youth Identities 74 four. Antibegging Rhetoric: Gendered Beggars, Child Beggars, and “Disguised” Beggars 92 five. Race, Space, and the City: Whitening the Streets of Quito and Guayaquil 111 Conclusion: Begging as a Path to Progress 119 Notes 123 References 137 Index This page intentionally left blank ...