{"product_id":"making-the-modern-slum-9780295746289","title":"Making the Modern Slum","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMaking the Modern Slum: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of Capital in Colonial Bombay\u003c\/i\u003e seems like a book written to explain precisely this moment. It asks: how can we understand the relationship between “the city” and its laboring poor? This book is a must read for everyone interested in urban, housing, and economic justice, as well as for scholars of South Asia concerned with the subcontinent’s enduring inequalities.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * New Books in South Asia (NBN) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] searing reminder of the long history of urban dependence on migrant labor in India.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Dissent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chhabria makes key contributions to our understanding of urban histories that are relevant not just for historians but for many who are interested in more contemporary urban planning issues.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * South Asian History and Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is a forceful, passionate, and well-researched challenge to our assumption that cities predate urbanism, and its relevance extends well beyond the “limits” of Bombay.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[I]nvaluable reading for scholars of South Asia and for anyone interested in “slums” in the Global South.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Asian Studies *","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400892916055,"sku":"9780295746289","price":110.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295746289.jpg?v=1730471866","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-the-modern-slum-9780295746289","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}