Refiguring Women, Colonialism, and Modernity in Burma /

Refiguring Women, Colonialism, and Modernity in Burma / / Chie Ikeya.

Refiguring Women, Colonialism, and Modernity in Burma presents the first study of one of the most prevalent and critical topics of public discourse in colonial Burma: the woman of the khit kala-"the woman of the times"-who burst onto the covers and pages of novels, newspapers, and advertis...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Ikeya, Chie,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory ; 55
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.) :; 26 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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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