Introduction: modernity's integral margins -- A deeper history of Myanmar's "transition" -- From rural dispossession to precarious urbanization -- Squatting amid capitalism and the contradictions thereof -- Debt collection as labor discipline -- The integral informality of marginalization workers -- Unfreedoms of capitalism -- Squatter self-organization and collective struggle -- Conclusion: the margins at the heart of modernity
Summary
"This book is an ethnographic study of informal housing and labor among residents of a squatter settlement on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar's former capital, based on research conducted from 2016 to 2019"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 27, 2022)
