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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Main Author: Roncaglia, Sara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2013
Subjects:
Food > Social aspects > India > Mumbai.
Precooked foods > Transportation > India > Mumbai.
Mumbai (India) > Social conditions.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Bombay-Mumbai and the Dabbawalas: Origin and Development of a Parallel Economy
  • Dabbawala Ethics in Transition
  • 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
  • Glossary
  • Select Bibliography.

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