In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the word 'slum', from its origins in London in the early nineteenth century to its use to describe favela communities in the lead up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• 1. ‘SLUM’ and ‘SLUMMING’
• 2. THE ATTRACTION of REPULSION
• 3. THE WAR on SLUMS
• 4. ORIENTALIZING the SLUM
• 5. NEW SLUMS in a POSTCOLONIAL WORLD
• 6. LITTLE PALACES
• 7. BUILDING COMMUNITIES?
• 8. SHADOW CITIES
• CONCLUSION
• SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS