Women in Modern Burma

"Presents a comprehensive overview of the role of women in Burmese society from independence in 1948 to the present. It covers women in politics, women writers, working women, marginalised women such as prostitutes, and women's role in the 1940s as freedom fighters and since 1988 as campaigners for political reform. It shows how, although Burmese women project to the outside world an image of being strong, as exemplified by Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition, women do not in fact enjoy genderequality"--

Product details

• Authors: Tharaphi Than, Tharaphi (School of Oriental and African Stu Than, Tharaphi (School of Oriental and African Studies Than, Than Tharaphi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2013
• EAN: 9780415687577
• ISBN: 978-0-415-68757-7
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia; Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General