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Book SynopsisThe inequalities that structure relationships in Delhi's urban slums have left the health of women living there chronically vulnerable. The author argues that women rely on moral strategies to confront the poverty and unstable relationships that threaten their well-being. She breaks new ground by delineating the ways in which women set boundaries.
Trade Review"Very interesting and thoughtful ... informative." -- Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Journal
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Translation and Transliteration Introduction: Well-Being and the Self 1. "You Should Live for Others": Tensely Sustaining Families and Selves 2. Let the Dirtiness Go: Managing Relations with Neighbors to Protect the Self 3. "Getting Ahead" as Moral Citizenship in the Face of Demolition 4. To Know the Field: Shaping the Slum Environment and Cultivating the Self Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
