Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Transliteration and Translation xv
6. Part 1. MOBILITIES AND INTIMACIES
7. Introduction: From the Arctic to Istanbul 3
8. 1. Magnificent Centuries and Economies of Desire 34
9. Part 2. INTIMATE PRACTICES AND GLOBAL CIRCUITS
10. 2. Gender, Labor, and Emotion in a Global Economy 57
11. 3. “We Are Like Slaves—Who Needs Capitalism?”: Intimate Economies and Marginal, Mobile Households 76
12. Part 3. SEX, LOVE, AND UNPROMISING STATES
13. 4. Strategic Intimacy, “Real Love,” and Marriage 115
14. 5. Intimate Currencies: Love, Romance, and Sex “without Hang-ups” 135
15. 6. “Other Mothers,” Grandmothers, and the State 163 Conclusion: On the Move 188
16. Appendix. People Featured 193
17. Notes 195
18. Bibliography 225
19. Index 253