Dispossessed
Subtitle: life in our world's urban slums
By: Mark Kramer.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Maryknoll, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781570756580
Subjects: Squatter settlements -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Squatters -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Urban poor -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "Dispossessed relates the very human, and very moving, stories of families living today on the fringes of Manila, Nairobi, Mexico City, Bangkok and Cairo. The people tell about their lives and struggles, their hopes and fears. Mark Kramer also introduces the reasons behind this growing urbanization and its far-reaching consequences."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introductions are in order : meeting one billion squatters; title: Manila : urbanization in the global south; title: Nairobi : colonial city, then and now; title: Mexico City : no title, no land, no home; title: Bangkok : life in the shadows; title: Cairo : slum living conditions.