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Urban Informality

Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia

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ID7430535
AuthorsJames Heitzman (corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume25
Issue3
Pages694-695
Publication date2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofUrban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia, Ananya Roy, 2003
VenueComparative Studies of South Asia Africa and the Middle East (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1089-201X • E-ISSN: 1548-226X
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1215/1089201x-25-3-694
OpenAlexW2016608886
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Book Review| December 01 2005 Urban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia Ananya Roy and Nezar Alsayyad, eds. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2004 352 pp., $79.00 (cloth), $27.00 (paper) James Heitzman James Heitzman Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2005) 25 (3): 694–695. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-25-3-694 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation James Heitzman; Urban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia. Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 1 December 2005; 25 (3): 694–695. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-25-3-694 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter Books & JournalsAll JournalsComparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Duke University Press2005 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: Book Reviews You do not currently have access to this content

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