The Authority of Influence: Women and Power in Burmese History

by Jessica Harriden

Book Overview

This book explores the relationship between gender and power in Burmese history from pre-colonial times to the present day and aims to identify the sources, nature and limitations of women's power. The study takes as its starting point the apparent contradiction that, though Burmese women historically enjoyed relatively high social status and economic influence, for the most part they remained conspicuously absent from positions of authority in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8776940896
• ISBN13: 9788776940898
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"