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Tension: Mental Distress and Embodied Inequality in the Western Himalayas
Tension: Mental Distress and Embodied Inequality in the Western Himalayas
by Nikita Kaur Simpson
Duke University Press, 2026 Cloth: 978-1-4780-2983-0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Author’s Note ix Preface: A Mother’s Body xi Introduction. What is Tension? 1 1. Opara: What is the Reality of Distress 27 2. Kamzori: How Does the Distressed Body Hold Time 59 3. Ghar Ki Tension: Why is Care So Often the Source of Distress? 89 4. Future Tension: What is It About the Future That Generates Distress? 115 5. Pagal: What Happens When Distress Becomes Deviant? 141 Conclusion. Can Tension Travel? 169 Acknowledgments 179 Select Hindi and Gaddi Glossary 183 Notes 187 Bibliography 201 Index