LEADER 03191nam 22005772 450 001 9910163891403321 005 20170111121437.0 010 $a1-316-86163-5 010 $a1-316-86223-2 010 $a1-316-86233-X 010 $a1-316-86243-7 010 $a1-316-86283-6 010 $a1-316-86253-4 010 $a1-316-65914-3 035 $a(CKB)4330000000071408 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4794083 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781316659144 035 $a(PPN)203169263 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000071408 100 $a20151103d2017|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBuddhism, politics, and political thought in Myanmar /$fMatthew J. Walton$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 226 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2017). 311 $a1-107-15569-X 311 $a1-316-60939-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. A brief political history and cast of characters; 2. Building blocks of a moral universe; 3. On human nature and the nature of politics; 4. Order and freedom/liberation: purposes of politics; 5. What is 'politics' and what constitutes 'participation'?; 6. Discipline, rights, and morality: 'democracy' in contemporary Myanmar; Conclusion. 330 $aThis is the first book to provide a broad overview of the ways in which Buddhist ideas have influenced political thinking and politics in Myanmar. Matthew Walton draws extensively on Burmese language sources from the last 150 years to describe the 'moral universe' of contemporary Theravada Buddhism that has anchored most political thought in Myanmar. In explaining multiple Burmese understandings of notions such as 'democracy' and 'political participation', the book provides readers with a conceptual framework for understanding some of the key dynamics of Myanmar's ongoing political transition. Some of these ideas help to shed light on restrictive or exclusionary political impulses, such as anti-Muslim Buddhist nationalism or scepticism towards the ability of the masses to participate in politics. Walton provides an analytical framework for understanding Buddhist influences on politics that will be accessible to a wide range of readers and will generate future research and debate. 606 $aPolitical culture$zBurma 606 $aPolitical participation$zBurma 606 $aBuddhism and politics$zBurma 606 $aBuddhism and state$zBurma 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aBuddhism and politics 615 0$aBuddhism and state 676 $a322/.109591 700 $aWalton$b Matthew J.$01075028 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163891403321 996 $aBuddhism, politics, and political thought in Myanmar$92583249 997 $aUNINA