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Refiguring Women, Colonialism, and Modernity in Burma
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Table of contents :
CONTENTS
PREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS
Introduction
1 The Colonial Setting
2 Women on the Rise
3 Between Patriotism and Feminism
4 Modern Woman as Consumer
5 Mixing Religion and Race
6 The Self-Indulgent Khit hsan thu
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary of Frequently Used Burmese Terms
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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