Masculinity and Modern Slavery in Nepal

This book explores the role of gender and masculinity in shaping the structures and experience of slavery, and subsequent freedom. Taking Nepal as a case study, the book illustrates how men's gendered experiences of bondedness and freedom can inform our perspectives on the transition to freedom and modernity in South Asia more broadly.

Matthew Maycock is a Learning and Development Researcher at the Scottish Prison Service, UK and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. -

List of Figures List of Tables Use of Tharu/Nepali Words and Calendar Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 Bonded labour in South Asia and the Kamaiya system in Nepal Chapter 3 The setting; far-west Nepal and the two field sites Chapter 4 Bodies, consumption and health after freedom Chapter 5 Work, Education and Mobility after freedom Chapter 6 Relationships and families after freedom Chapter 7 - Conclusion Index