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Feeding the city: work and food culture of the Mumbai Dabbawalas
Roncaglia, Sara

Every day in Mumbai 5,000 dabbawalas (literally translated as "those who carry boxes") distribute a staggering 200,000 home-cooked lunchboxes to the city’s workers and students. Giving employment and status to thousands of largely illiterate villagers from Mumbai's hinterland, this co-operative has been in operation since the late nineteenth century. It provides one of the most efficient deli…

Edition
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ISBN/ISSN
9781909254022
Collation
xv, 214 p. : ill. : ind. ; 24 cm
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Call Number
394.12 RON f