| Author |
Holliday, Ian.
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| Title |
Burma redux : global justice and the quest for political reform in Myanmar / Ian Holliday. |
| OCLC |
747099841 |
| ISBN |
9780231161268 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0231161263 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780231161275 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0231161271 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780231504249 (ebook) |
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0231504241 (ebook) |
| Publisher |
New York : Columbia University Press, [2011] |
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©2011 |
| Description |
xiii, 287 pages ; 23 cm |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Democracy -- Burma.
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Human rights -- Burma.
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Burma -- Politics and government -- 1948-
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Burma -- Foreign relations.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction ; Naming a nation ; Framing a situation ; Analyzing a society ; Rebuilding a country -- Dependence and disintegration ; British Burma ; Liberal Burma ; Nationalist Burma ; Burma in flux -- Dominion and dissent ; Democratic Burma ; Revolutionary Burma ; Socialist Burma ; Burma in revolt -- Dictatorship and deadlock ; Political dispute -- Economic malaise ; Social control ; Government by junta -- Democracy and deliberation ; Disciplined democracy ; Transitional process ; National reconciliation ; Transitional justice -- Inattention and involvement ; Policy debate ; Engagement strategies ; Isolation strategies ; Political leverage -- Injustice and implication ; Global justice ; Historical injustice ; Universal justice ; Demands o/justice -- Intervention and interaction ; Types of intervention ; Justifying intervention ; Deliberating intervention ; Interactive intervention -- Intercession and investment ; Interventionist options ; Interceding for change ; Investing in reform ; Interventionist strategy -- Conclusion ; Unmaking Myanmar ; Remaking Burma ; The world in Myanmar ; Burma in the world. |
| Summary |
"Contemporary Myanmar faces immense political challenges, and the role outsiders might play in dealing with them is highly contentious. Drawing on views expressed by local citizens, Burma redux argues for committed strategies of grassroots involvement that engage international aid agencies, global corporations and foreign states. The wide-ranging discussion positions Myanmar's history, contemporary politics and social circumstances within broader discussions of global justice, democratic transitions, the aid business, corporate social responsibility and international sanctions."--Publisher's description. |
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