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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 campai...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;
88. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 gender equality"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 177 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134666638 1134666632 9781315883908 1315883902 1134666705 9781134666706 1306115256 9781306115254 |