Bibliograph

In search of home, citizenship, law and the politics of the poor, Kaveri Haritas

Type

Label

In search of home, citizenship, law and the politics of the poor, Kaveri Haritas

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In search of home

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1249710473

Responsibility statement

Kaveri Haritas

Series statement

South Asia in the social sciences, 15Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

citizenship, law and the politics of the poor

Summary

In Search of Home explores a new yet less explored space of urban poverty - rehabilitation housing for the displaced poor, which increasingly dots the peripheries of Indian cities. This longitudinal ethnography examines these new liminal zones suspended between a slum and the legal city, producing 'citizenship in-limbo' and relegating the poor to perpetual dependence on the state albeit legal residence. It examines how the flexible governance of such housing produces illegalities, and how state institutions and actors stand to gain through systemic corruption that co-opts urban poor groups, pre-empting radical resistance. This book makes central the gendered nature of such politics, detailing the everyday political work of women, vital to the development of poor neighbourhoods and political struggles for housing. This analysis of rehabilitation housing policies and their implementation, chronicles the myriad strategies employed by the urban poor, from documenting to political performances, in their struggles for a home.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- In Limbo -- The Informal Market in Rehabilitation Housing -- Gender and Performative Politics -- Paper Visibility and Proof Making -- Conclusion

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