Burma redux global justice and the quest for political reform in Myanmar
"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, glo...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
©2011.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b47050378*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Author's note; Acronyms; Introduction; Naming a nation; Framing a situation; Analyzing a society; Rebuilding a country; 1 Dependence and Disintegration; British Burma; Liberal Burma; Nationalist Burma; Burma in flux; 2 Dominion and dissent; Democratic Burma; Revolutionary Burma; Socialist Burma; Burma in revolt; 3 Dictatorship and deadlock; Political dispute; Economic malaise; Social control; Government by junta; 4 Democracy and deliberation; Disciplined democracy; Transitional process; National reconciliation; Transitional justice; 5 Inattention and involvement.
- Policy debateEngagement strategies; Isolation strategies; Political leverage; 6 Injustice and implication; Global justice; Historical injustice; Universal justice; Demands of justice; 7 Intervention and interaction; Types of intervention; Justifying intervention; Deliberating intervention; Interactive intervention; 8Intercession 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; Notes; Index.