Feeding the city : work and food culture of the Mumbai dabbawalas

Feeding the city work and food culture of the Mumbai dabbawalas

"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 i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Roncaglia, Sara, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, England : Open Book Publishers 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Food > Social aspects > India > Mumbai.
Precooked foods > Transportation > India > Mumbai.
Mumbai (India) > Social conditions.
Dabbawalas
Mumbai
food culture
India
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423178406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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