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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56012594 Title: Maximum city : Bombay lost and found Author: Suketu Mehta Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. ISBN/ISSN: 0375403728 9780375403729 OCLC:56012594

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Maximum city : Bombay lost and found

Author:	Suketu Mehta
Publisher:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider's view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs; following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse; opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood; and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better Read more...
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Mehta, Suketu. Maximum city. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004 (OCoLC)607699205
Named Person:	Suketu Mehta; Suketu Mehta
Material Type:	Biography, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Suketu Mehta Find more information about:
ISBN:	0375403728 9780375403729
OCLC Number:	56012594
Description:	xii, 542 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Personal geography -- The country of the No -- Two currencies -- Powertoni -- The 1992-93 riots -- Elections 1998 -- The Saheb -- Mumbai -- Number two after Scotland Yard -- Ajay Lal: the blasts and the gangwar -- Encounter -- Black collar workers -- Mohsin: The D company -- Satish: The Dal Badlu -- Chotta Shakeel: The Don in exile -- Vadapav eater's city -- A city in heat -- Monalisa dances -- Golpitha -- Two lives: Honey / Manoj -- New Year's Eve -- Distilleries of pleasure -- Vidhu Vinod Chopra: Mission Kashmir -- Mahesh Bhatt's wound -- The struggler and the goddess -- Accused: Sanjay Dutt -- Dreamworld / underworld -- Memory mines -- Mayur Mahal multipurpose -- A world of children -- Sone ki Chidiya -- Girish: a tourist in his city -- Babbanji: runaway poet -- Adjust -- Good-bye world -- A self in the crowd.
Responsibility:	Suketu Mehta.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Sample text Publisher description

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A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider's view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs; following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse; opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood; and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better life and end up living on the sidewalks.

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