Feeding the city : work and food culture of the Mumbai dabbawalas /
Sara Roncaglia.
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) : : illustrations; digital, PDF files(s)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Translated from the Italian by Angela Arnone.. - Introduction --1. Bombay-Mumbai and the Dabbawalas: Origin and Development of a Parallel Economy --2. Dabbawala Ethics in Transition --3. Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust: The Shaping of Dabbawala Relations --Conclusions: Tastes and Cultures --Appendix: Theory and Practice for an Ethnography of Diversities.. - "Feeding the City is an ethnographic study of the fascinating inner workings of Mumbai's dabbawalas. Cultural anthropologist Sara Roncaglia explains how they cater to the various dietary requirements of a diverse and increasingly global city, where the preparation and consumption of food is pervaded with religious and cultural significance."--Publisher.
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| ISBN | 1-909254-01-0. - 1-909254-02-9. - 1-909254-03-7. - 2-8218-5412-9
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