Living with Transformation

Download or read book Living with Transformation written by Tareef Hayat Khan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes and analyzes the phenomenon of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. After describing briefly the history of self-built houses and the phenomenon of transformation around the world, it focuses on its context, the city of Dhaka. Firstly it describes the physical patterns of spontaneous transformation. Then it explains the explicit reasons behind those transformations. Finally, it carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey, which not only expresses unique stories of living with transformation, but also captivates the reader throughout with its compelling way of qualitative judgment.