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_bCAR
100 _aSaglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline
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245 _aDharavi : from mega-slum to urban paradigm
260 _aNew Delhi
_bRoutledge
_c2013
300 _axviii,379p.
440 _aCities and the urban imperative Ed. by Sujata Patel
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505 _aContents 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
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