Bombay brokers

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"Bombay Brokers collect thirty-six character profiles of men and women whose knowledge and labor--which is often seen as morally suspect--are essential for navigating everyday life in Bombay, one of the world's most complex, dynamic, and populous cities."--

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Full title :Bombay brokers / edited by Lisa Björkman.

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Publication Date:2021.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Duke University Press
Place of Publication:Durham
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xii, 452 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1478013087, 9781478013082
oclc:on1242423900
LC Classification:GN395
Dewey Decimal:305.800952

Urban Ethnography in the Global Interregnum / Lisa Björkman -- Development / Rachel Sturman -- Bunty Singh: Builder of Dreams / Lalitha Kamath -- Imran: Housing Contractor / Tobias Baitsch -- Dalpat: Manager of Services / Lisa Björkman -- Mehmoodbhai: Toilet Operator / Prasad Khanolkar -- Kaushal: Land Agglomerator / Llerena Guiu Searle -- Janu: Sister-Supervisor of Migrant Construction Workers / Uday Chandra -- Property / Lisa Björkman -- Dr. K: Middle-Class Social-worker / Yaffa Truelove -- Ashok Ravat: Shivaji Park's Sentinel / Lalit Vachani -- Shazia: Proof Maker / Sangeeta Banerji -- Nirmala: Kamathipura's Gatekeeper -- / Ratoola Kundu -- Farhad: 'Sue Maker' / Leilah Vevaina -- Business / Tarini Bedi -- Ramita: Surrogacy Agent / Daisy Deomampo -- Muhammad: Revalorizer of e-waste / Aneri Taskar -- Deepak: Making Mumbai (in China) / Ka-Kin Cheuk -- Lubaina: Framing 'Development' / Lubaina Rangwala -- Shankar: Delivering Authenticity / Ken Kuroda -- Mehrun-Nissa: Cooking up Value / Tarini Bedi -- Ramji: Business Energizer / Lisa Björkman -- Difference / Anjali Arondekar -- Bhimsen Gaikwad: Singer of Justice / Shailaja Paik -- Sultan: Image Manager / David Strohl -- Raj: Carting …

Subjects

Anthropologie urbaine -- Inde Ethnologie -- Inde Ethnology Ethnology -- India India -- Mumbai SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural Urban anthropology Urban anthropology -- India