Belittled Citizens: The Cultural Politics of Childhood on Bangkok’s Margins Buddhist Art He began studying Dai Lue

He began studying Dai Lue in 1982 and has done ground‐breaking research on Dai Lue grammar

“Clearly above all former attempts of a similar nature with regard to Indonesia or Southeast Asia in general” — Bernhard Dahm

and the edited volume with Charles F

the country is still coming to terms with the destruction wrought in the decade when the Khmer Rouge won and held power and

Belittled Citizens: The Cultural Politics of Childhood on Bangkok’s Margins Buddhist Art He began studying Dai LueGiuseppe Bolotta A splendidly original, multi situated ethnography of marginalized children in Bangkok, the first of its kind. Explores the intersection between Thai politics, urban poverty, religion, and global humanitarianism from the perspective of slum children in Bangkok. Demonstrates that childhood is best understood in Thailand as a political category. Offers startling new insights into how ideas of parenthood and infantilization shape Thai