Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Names and Thai Transliteration xiii
5. Introduction: An Invitation to Care 1
6. 1. The Karma of Care: Ordinary Actions and Their Consequences 19
7. 2. The Conditioning of Care: Intention, Emotion, and Restraint 43
8. 3. The Subjects of Care: Perceiving the Social Body 68
9. 4. The Civic Landscape of Care: Merit and the Spirit of Volunteering for Elders 88
10. 5. The Violence of Care: Pity and Compassion, Patronage and Repression 114
11. Conclusion: On Unending Care: Rituals for Making Things So 143
12. Notes 151
13. References 175
14. Index 187