Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-222) and index.

Introduction : points of arrival and departure. . Parameters of study. . Tracking the text -- . Bazaar situations. . Cited transcultural interactions. . Exploration sites. . Postpartition travel sightings. . Tourist sights. . Development sites. . Home sites. . Historic citings -- . Vulnerable and spatializing subjects. . Constructing the danger. . Vulnerable subjects in Gilgit. . Spatializing subjects. . A vulnerable imperial logic? -- . 'Free' travelers and developers navigating boundaries. . Why do they come to Gilgit? . Free selves/subjugated others. . What to wear, what to wear? . Working women. . Free or not? . Why did they come? -- . Another bun in the oven. . The cult of domesticity. . Constructing a haven. . The power of the cult of domesticity. . Achieving home and self. . Governing the haven. . Managing servants. . Managing western families. . Domestic governance and spatial (re)organization -- . Conclusion : ruptures and recuperations? . Epilogue. Agency speculations.