UID:
almafu_9958082610902883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) :
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illustrations; digital, PDF files(s)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-909254-03-7
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2-8218-5412-9
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1-909254-02-9
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1-909254-01-0
Content:
"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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Translated from the Italian by Angela Arnone.
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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.
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Also available in print form.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-909254-00-2
Language:
English
