Dharavi : from mega-slum to urban paradigm
Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline
Dharavi : from mega-slum to urban paradigm - New Delhi Routledge 2013 - xviii,379p. - Cities and the urban imperative Ed. by Sujata Patel .
Contents
List of Plates. vii
List of Maps. xi
Transliteration of vernacular terms. xiii
Names of places and persons. xiii
Preface. xv
Acknowledgements. xvii
Introduction. 1
Part I. Dharavi’s Origins
1. Unaccountable land and people 31
2. Migratory crossroads 51
3. ‘A city within the city’ 72
4. The Dharavi way of life. 89
Part II. Dharavi’s Population
5. Castes and leather worker communities of Dharavi 115
6. Dimensions of untouchability 129
7. Obsession with status. 142
Part III. Dharavi’s Workers
8. The informal leather sector in Dharavi 161
9. Organisation of work 173
10. Made in Dharavi: Outlets and distribution 196
11. Dharavi: A globalised informal sector? 208
Part IV. Dharavi’s Citizens
12. From caste associations to political associations 233
13. The politicised housing issue 249
14. From casteist politicisation to democratisation (1990–2010) 267
15. Dharavi: World centre for alternative urbanism (2000–10). 297
Conclusion:Dharavi: Mumbai’s heartbeat. 328
Select Bibliography. 337
About the Author. 367
Index 368
9780415812528
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Dharavi : from mega-slum to urban paradigm - New Delhi Routledge 2013 - xviii,379p. - Cities and the urban imperative Ed. by Sujata Patel .
Contents
List of Plates. vii
List of Maps. xi
Transliteration of vernacular terms. xiii
Names of places and persons. xiii
Preface. xv
Acknowledgements. xvii
Introduction. 1
Part I. Dharavi’s Origins
1. Unaccountable land and people 31
2. Migratory crossroads 51
3. ‘A city within the city’ 72
4. The Dharavi way of life. 89
Part II. Dharavi’s Population
5. Castes and leather worker communities of Dharavi 115
6. Dimensions of untouchability 129
7. Obsession with status. 142
Part III. Dharavi’s Workers
8. The informal leather sector in Dharavi 161
9. Organisation of work 173
10. Made in Dharavi: Outlets and distribution 196
11. Dharavi: A globalised informal sector? 208
Part IV. Dharavi’s Citizens
12. From caste associations to political associations 233
13. The politicised housing issue 249
14. From casteist politicisation to democratisation (1990–2010) 267
15. Dharavi: World centre for alternative urbanism (2000–10). 297
Conclusion:Dharavi: Mumbai’s heartbeat. 328
Select Bibliography. 337
About the Author. 367
Index 368
9780415812528
307.3364 / CAR