The Illegal City: Space, Law and Gender in a Delhi Squatter Settlement

2013/01/11 by Patricia Campbell · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance #Globalization and Cultural Identity #Urban Planning and Governance

paper · doi:10.1080/02673037.2012.756326

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Abstract

The Illegal City explores the intricacies of the relationship between space, law, property, illegality and gendered subjectivity. Against the backdrop of bulldozers enacting world city aspirations,...

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