Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi
4. NOTES ON THE TEXT ix
5. Map of Nepal x
6. Introduction. The Noodle King 1
7. PART I. Work at the Margins of Nepalgunj
8. Chapter 1 From Casual to Permanent Work in a Food Factory 29
9. Chapter 2 From Bonded to Industrial Labor in a Food Factory 52
10. Chapter 3 New Forms of Spirituality in a Food Factory 70
11. PART II. Work at the Margins of Pokhara
12. Chapter 4 Work, Precarity, and Militant Unionism in an Industrial Area 85
13. Chapter 5 Gendered Divisions of Work in the Water-Bottling Plants 106
14. Chapter 6 Class, Ethnicity, and Labor Mobilization in the Construction Industry 121
15. Chapter 7 Mafia, Labor, and Shamanism in a Sand Mine 143
16. Conclusion Glimpses of Hope 165
17. GLOSSARY 175
18. REFERENCES 177
19. INDEX 189