LEADER 02706nam 22004932 450 001 9910554487503321 005 20210712134417.0 010 $a90-485-5379-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9789048553792 035 $a(CKB)4100000011920706 035 $a(OCoLC)1250086393 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse98559 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789048553792 035 $a(DE-B1597)576586 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789048553792 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6587212 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6587212 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011920706 100 $a20210527d2021|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNarrating democracy in Myanmar $ethe struggle between activists, democratic leaders and aid workers /$fTamas Wells$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aAmsterdam :$cAmsterdam University Press,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (212 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aGlobal Asia ;$v12 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021). 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tTable of contents -- $tAbbreviations -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tForeword -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Elucidating the meaning of democracy through narrative -- $t3. Toward the ?Ocean of Democracy?? -- $t4 Burma after independence -- $t5. A liberal narrative -- $t6. A benevolence narrative -- $t7. An equality narrative -- $t8. Exposing the political use of narratives -- $t9. Beyond an ?ideal type? -- $t10. Playing different games -- $tIndex 330 $aThis book analyses what Myanmar's struggle for democracy has signified to Burmese activists and democratic leaders, and to their international allies. In doing so, it explores how understanding contested meanings of democracy helps make sense of the country's tortuous path since Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won historic elections in 2015. Using Burmese and English language sources, Narrating Democracy in Myanmar reveals how the country's ongoing struggles for democracy exist not only in opposition to Burmese military elites, but also within networks of local activists and democratic leaders, and international aid workers. 410 0$aGlobal Asia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ;$v12. 606 $aDemocracy$zBurma 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government $y1988- 610 $aMyanmar, Burma, democracy, narrative. 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a320.9591 700 $aWells$b Tamas$01217476 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910554487503321 996 $aNarrating democracy in Myanmar$92815643 997 $aUNINA