Feeding the city : work and food culture of the Mumbai dabbawalas / Sara Roncaglia.

"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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Roncaglia, Sara (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2013.
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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.