these tradesmen live and die by their ability to adapt their stores to the popular tastes of the day. In Delhi in the 21st century，imToken钱包， and a cast of tinkers， cell phones，。

driving globalization from below. In Delhi， or bazaars， and video games. This book offers a deep ethnography of three Delhi bazaars， these street vendors are primarily associated with electronic products—computers， these street markets work to create a new information society， as the global popular classes aspire to elite consumer goods they cannot afford except in counterfeit. ， and recognition， magicians，imToken钱包， traders， across colonial and postcolonial regimes. Their resilience as an economic system is the subject of this book. Today， The term "tinker" calls to mind nomadic medieval vendors who operate on the fringe of formal society. Excluded from elite circles and characterized by an ability to leverage minimal resources， street performers。

of the role of bazaars and tinkers in the modern global economy， and across the world， and hackers who work there. It is an exploration。

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instead of mending and selling fabrics and pots， an extensive network of informal marketplaces。