Authority of Influence, The: Women and Power in Burmese History Buddhism and social inequality

and social inequality

Through the theme of the book is deceptively simple—that the Thai rural economy was a subsistence economy and remained so much longer than is commonly thought—the message of the book has proved far from simple

by Reinhard Hohler (Chiang Mai

it provides unique insights into the ideology of ethnicity in Laos

Understanding the cultural and economic trajectories of key minorities such as the Dai

Authority of Influence, The: Women and Power in Burmese History Buddhism and social inequalityJessica Harriden 2012, 370 pp. 15x23 pp. 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, nature and limitations of womens power. The study takes as its starting point the apparent contradiction that, though Burmese women historically enjoyed relatively high social status and economic influence, for the most part they remained conspicuously