Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Elucidating the Meaning of Democracy through Narrative
- 3 Toward the ‘Ocean of Democracy’?: The British Colonial Administration, the Thakin and Contests over Meanings of Democracy in late Colonial Burma
- 4 Burma after Independence: From Moral to ‘Disciplined’ Democracy
- 5 A liberal Narrative
- 6 A benevolence Narrative
- 7 An Equality Narrative
- 8 Exposing the Political use of Narratives
- 9 Beyond an ‘Ideal type’
- 10 Playing Different Games: Myanmar’s Future Challenges
- Index
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Elucidating the Meaning of Democracy through Narrative
- 3 Toward the ‘Ocean of Democracy’?: The British Colonial Administration, the Thakin and Contests over Meanings of Democracy in late Colonial Burma
- 4 Burma after Independence: From Moral to ‘Disciplined’ Democracy
- 5 A liberal Narrative
- 6 A benevolence Narrative
- 7 An Equality Narrative
- 8 Exposing the Political use of Narratives
- 9 Beyond an ‘Ideal type’
- 10 Playing Different Games: Myanmar’s Future Challenges
- Index
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- Narrating Democracy in MyanmarThe Struggle Between Activists, Democratic Leaders and Aid Workers, pp. 9 - 10Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2021