4 Burma after independence

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of contents 5
3. Abbreviations 7
4. Acknowledgements 9
5. Foreword 11
6. 1. Introduction 15
7. 2. Elucidating the meaning of democracy through narrative 31
8. 3. Toward the ‘Ocean of Democracy’? 55
9. 4 Burma after independence 77
10. 5. A liberal narrative 95
11. 6. A benevolence narrative 119
12. 7. An equality narrative 147
13. 8. Exposing the political use of narratives 169
14. 9. Beyond an ‘ideal type’ 187
15. 10. Playing different games 199
16. Index 211