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Burma Redux: Global Justice and the Quest for Political Reform in Myanmar
Ian Holliday
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Description for Burma Redux: Global Justice and the Quest for Political Reform in Myanmar
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Contemporary Myanmar faces a number of political challenges, and it is unclear how other nations should act in relation to the country. Prioritizing the opinions of local citizens and reading them against the latest scholarship on this issue, Ian Holliday affirms the importance of foreign interests in Myanmar's democratic awakening, yet only through committed, grassroots strategies of engagement encompassing foreign states, international aid agencies, and global corporations. Holliday supports his argument by using multiple sources and theories, particularly ones that take historical events, contemporary political and social investigations, and global justice literature into account, as well as studies that ... Read more
Contemporary Myanmar faces a number of political challenges, and it is unclear how other nations should act in relation to the country. Prioritizing the opinions of local citizens and reading them against the latest scholarship on this issue, Ian Holliday affirms the importance of foreign interests in Myanmar's democratic awakening, yet only through committed, grassroots strategies of engagement encompassing foreign states, international aid agencies, and global corporations. Holliday supports his argument by using multiple sources and theories, particularly ones that take historical events, contemporary political and social investigations, and global justice literature into account, as well as studies that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231161268
SKU
V9780231161268
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About Ian Holliday
Ian Holliday is professor of political science at The University of Hong Kong and has taught at New York University and the University of Manchester. His research focuses on problems in the contemporary government and politics of Burma/Myanmar and his teaching centers on Southeast Asia, particularly issues of humanitarian intervention and global justice. He is a founding editor of the ... Read more
Reviews for Burma Redux: Global Justice and the Quest for Political Reform in Myanmar
In the Western mind, Burmese politics is characterized by a struggle between a rapacious military elite and gentle, freedom-loving democrats. There is some truth to this view, but more is needed to understand the country and to help its people. This excellent book-a rare combination of history, social science, and normative political theory-provides the rest.
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