Passage to Manhood: Youth Migration, Heroin, and AIDS in Southwest China

Passage to Manhood addresses the intersection of modernity, heroin use, and HIV/AIDS as they are embodied in a new rite of passage among young men in the Sichuan province of southwestern China. Through a nuanced analysis of the Nuosu Population, this book seeks to answer why the Nuosu have a disproportionately large number of opiate users and HIV positive individuals compared to others in Sichuan. By focusing on the experiences of Nuosu migrants and drug users, it shows how multiple moderni...