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This book challenges the popular notion that Burmese women are powerful and are granted equal rights as men by society. Throughout history Burmese women have be
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Romancing Human Rights
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The Authority of Influence
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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, nat