Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky

Dharavi

From Mega-Slum to Urban Paradigm

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique ethnographic study, this book reveals the social, economic, political and urban complexities that define Dharavi, the urban mega-slum, tracing its gradual transformation as a thriving trade centre under globalization. It provides a rare account of its history, with a focus on its original populace of leather workers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780415812528
• ISBN-10: 0415812526
• Artikelnr.: 36273592

Autorenporträt

Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky is Professor, Social Anthropology of South Asia, Institute for Oriental Studies (INALCO), Paris.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Plates. List of Maps. Transliteration of vernacular terms. Names of
places and persons. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I.
Dharavi's Origins 1. Unaccountable land and people 2. Migratory crossroads
3. 'A city within the city' 4. The Dharavi way of life. Part II. Dharavi's
Population 5. Castes and leather worker communities of Dharavi 6.
Dimensions of untouchability 7. Obsession with status. Part III. Dharavi's
Workers 8. The informal leather sector in Dharavi 9. Organisation of work
10. Made in Dharavi: Outlets and distribution 11. Dharavi: A globalised
informal sector? Part IV. Dharavi's Citizens 12. From caste associations to
political associations 13. The politicised housing issue 14. From casteist
politicisation to democratisation (1990-2010) 15. Dharavi: World centre for
alternative urbanism (2000-10). Conclusion: Dharavi: Mumbai's heartbeat.
Select Bibliography. About the Author. Index