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Gautam Bhan. In the Public’s Interest: Evictions, Citizenship, and Inequality in Contemporary Delhi. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2016. 308 pp. 29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8203-5010-3.
Reviewed by Aparna Parikh (Penn State) Published on H-Citizenship (August, 2018) Commissioned by Emily Mitchell-Eaton (Trinity College, International Studies Program)
