Matthew J. Walton

Buddhism, Politics and Political Thought in Myanmar

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Produktbeschreibung

Walton explains political dynamics in Myanmar through Buddhist thought, providing a conceptual framework for understanding Myanmar's ongoing political transition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781107155695
• ISBN-10: 110715569X
• Artikelnr.: 45154636

Autorenporträt

Matthew J. Walton is the Aung San Suu Kyi Senior Research Fellow in Modern Burmese Studies at St Antony's College, Oxford. He has published widely in academic journals and in the media on a number of topics, focused primarily on religion, politics and ethnicity in Myanmar.

Inhaltsangabe

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.