Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. SONGS xi
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
6. INTRODUCTION: CLOSING A TEXT OF OPEN CONVERSATIONS 1
7. I. THE WHO, WHERE, AND HOW OF THIS BOOK 14
8. II. MONDZOM 32
9. III. NHANU 79
10. IV. JYOMO'S LIFE OF WORK M
11. V. PURNGI'S TALES OF DOMESTIC INTRIGUE, LOVE, AND LICE 167
12. VI. SUKUMAYA'S TWO HOMES 203
13. VII. WORKING WITH TAMANG WOMEN, THEIR WORDS, AND THEIR WORLDS 233
14. GLOSSARY 249
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 255
16. INDEX 265