Romancing Human Rights: Gender, Intimacy, and Power between Burma and the West 9780824853921
When the world thinks of Burma, it is often in relation to Nobel laureate and icon Aung San Suu Kyi. But beyond her is a
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Table of contents :
Contents
Note about Names
Burmese Acronyms and Terminology
Preface: Through a “Burmese Looking Glass”
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. From Orwell to Rambo
2. The Making of a Modern Burmese Wife
3. “Truth Has a Witness”
4. Performative Politics of Aung San Suu Kyi (or Papa’s Baby and Mama’s Maybe)
5. Wendy Law-Yone
6. Diaspora and Daughters
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Note about Names
Burmese Acronyms and Terminology
Preface: Through a “Burmese Looking Glass”
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. From Orwell to Rambo
2. The Making of a Modern Burmese Wife
3. “Truth Has a Witness”
4. Performative Politics of Aung San Suu Kyi (or Papa’s Baby and Mama’s Maybe)
5. Wendy Law-Yone
6. Diaspora and Daughters
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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- Tamara C. Ho (editor)
- Russell Leong (editor)
- David K. Yoo (editor)
