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"The article by SONJA WENGOBORSKI and JASPAL NAVEEL SINGH [...] covers the gamut up to the present. They examine the development of the Indian metropolis Delhi from two different perspectives: In the first part of the aricle, Wengoborski and Singh are drawing on official documents of city planning and academic or journalistic writings to characterise the city's management of urban poverty. In the second part, this viewpoint is contrasted with insights of modern Hindi literature, which emphasi..."The article by SONJA WENGOBORSKI and JASPAL NAVEEL SINGH [...] covers the gamut up to the present. They examine the development of the Indian metropolis Delhi from two different perspectives: In the first part of the aricle, Wengoborski and Singh are drawing on official documents of city planning and academic or journalistic writings to characterise the city's management of urban poverty. In the second part, this viewpoint is contrasted with insights of modern Hindi literature, which emphasise the lived experiences of the individual social actors in the poor mileus of Delhi. In this way, the important role women play in keeping families and communities functioning becomes clear - an important corrective as against the dominating narrative of official city planners, politicians and other 'strong men'." Hans-Christian Petersen, Introduction, p. 11.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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Sozialwissenschaften

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Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie