Hydraulic city : water and the infrastructures of citizenship in Mumbai /

Anand, Nikhil, 1979-

Hydraulic city : water and the infrastructures of citizenship in Mumbai / Nikhil Anand. - 1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interlude. A city in the sea -- Chapter 1. Scare cities -- Interlude. Fieldwork -- Chapter 2. Settlement -- Interlude. Renewing water -- Chapter 3. Time Pe (on time) -- Interlude. Flood -- Chapter 4. Social work -- Interlude. River/sewer -- Chapter 5. Leaks -- Interlude. Jharna (spring) -- Chapter 6. Disconnection -- Interlude. Miracles.

9780822373599 (e-book)


Water security--India--Mumbai.
Water-supply--India--Mumbai.
Infrastructure (Economics)--India--Mumbai.
Marginality, Social--India--Mumbai.
Social integration--India--Mumbai.


India--Social conditions--21st century.


Electronic books.

TD304.M86 / A53 2017

363.6/10954792