1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456775303321

Autore

Dale John G

Titolo

Free Burma [[electronic resource] ] : transnational legal action and corporate accountability / / John G. Dale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2011

ISBN

1-4529-4589-6

0-8166-7653-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Disciplina

341.5/82

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Law and legislation

Burma International status

Burma Politics and government 1988-

United States Foreign relations Burma

Burma Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Burma's struggle for democracy and human rights before 1988 -- Locating power in the free Burma movement -- Free Burma laws : legislating transnational sanctions -- Corporate "death penalty" : executing charter revocation -- Alien tort claims : adjudicating human rights abuses abroad.

Sommario/riassunto

When the military's ruling party violently quashed Burma's pro-democracy movement, diplomatic condemnation quickly followed--to little effect. But when Burma's activists began linking the movement to others around the world, the result was dramatically different. This book is the first to explain how Burma's pro-democracy movement became a transnational social movement for human rights. Through the experience of the Free Burma movement, John G. Dale demonstrates how social movements create and appropriate legal mechanisms for generating new transnational political opportunities. He presents th



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795376503321

Autore

Lavelle Lise

Titolo

The Roots of Amerta Movement : An Introduction to the Movement Improvisation of Suprapto Suryodarmo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Axminster : , : Triarchy Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-911193-54-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 pages)

Disciplina

792.8

Soggetti

Improvisation in dance - Indonesia - Java

Movement therapy - Indonesia - Java

Dance - Anthropological aspects - Indonesia - Java

Improvisation (Danse) - Indonésie - Java

Thérapie par le mouvement - Indonésie - Java

Danse - Aspect anthropologique - Indonésie - Java

Dance - Anthropological aspects

Improvisation in dance

Movement therapy

Indonesia Java

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Personal names -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- PART I: The Movement -- Chapter 1 - Introduction to Amerta Movement -- Chapter 2 - Prapto in Java -- Chapter 3 - Fundamentals -- Chapter 4 - The Movement Practice -- PART II: The Pribadi Art courses -- Chapter 5 - Basic -- Chapter 6 - Vocabulary 1: The Hill and Sukuh -- Chapter 7 - Vocabulary 2: Borobudur, Parangtritis and Crystallisation -- Chapter 8. - Communication -- PART III: Messenger Art -- Chapter 9. - Messenger Art -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Covering the early years of Javanese movement artist Prapto's teaching (1986-1997), this is a record of that period of his work.