Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Maps of Bombay and Environs xii
5. Introduction: Genealogies of the Urban Modern 1
6. 1. Land: Calculative Rationales 27
7. 2. Famine: Localizing Agrarian Crises 56
8. 3. Shelter: Rendering Housing Technical 84
9. 4. Disease: From Body to Milieu 113
10. 5. Capital: A Self-Governing City 141
11. Conclusion: Afterlives of City Making 179
12. Epilogue: Movements and Countermovements 185
13. Notes 197
14. Bibliography 213
15. Index 229
16. Global South Asia Series 236