Author: ed. Padamsee Raissa Bregeat, ed. Gerard Heuze
Publisher: Flammarion
Year: 2000
Pages: 228
ISBN: 9782862609768
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Bombay Mumbai
Classification: 912.54
Shelf: C5R4
Accession No: B9
Contents: Editorial Prologue: Mesure d’ Une Demesure 1- Intimites 2- Tensions 3- Largent et l’ ordure 4- L’ adolescence du Regard 5- Signes de Ville 6- Annexes
Abstract: This editorial explores Mumbai’s duality, where raw intensity meets tenderness, capturing the city’s contrasting forces. It begins by examining Mumbai’s blurring boundaries of order and chaos, wealth and poverty. Key themes include intimate lives in a bustling urban environment, ongoing social and economic tensions, and the stark contrast between wealth and waste. The piece also reflects on how perceptions of the city have evolved and the symbols that define its urban landscape. Ultimately, it offers a poetic meditation on Mumbai’s complex identity, shaped by its contradictions and the forces shaping its growth and transformation.