2012, ISBN: 3940132446

[EAN: 9783940132444], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Berlin : regiospectra Verlag], BURMA -- POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT CONGRESSES. GOVERNMENT. BURMA., 592 ages : 24 cm. Contents: "The Beast… Mehr…

[EAN: 9783940132444], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Berlin : regiospectra Verlag], BURMA -- POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT CONGRESSES. GOVERNMENT. BURMA., 592 ages : 24 cm. Contents: "The Beast and the Beauty" -- Imprint -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Table of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Burmese, Pali and Sanskrit terms -- I Introduction -- 1 Trials in and of Myanmar -- 2 The scope of the study -- 3 Contrasting images -- 4 Conceptualisation of a conflict set in a global context -- 5 Contingency and constancy -- 6 Design of the enquiry -- II Setting the Stage -March to 18 September 1988 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 "1988" in various perspectives -- 3 A note on the sources -- 4 Rough chronology of the events in 1988 leading to the seizure of power by the SLORC 5 On the logic of the events -- 6 Outlook -- The genesis of an antagonism between the military and Suu Kyi -- III Civilian-Military Relations in Burma up to 1988 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Professional armies, civilian leaders, military intervention -- 3 The Tatmadaw in Burma -- 4 Aung San -- 5 Factors influencing the civilian-military relations up to 1988 -- IV Ten Tense Months and First House Arrest: 18 September 1988 to 20 July 1989 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A multiplex chronology of events -- 3 Conflicting rhetoric communicated indirectly -- 4 On the logic of events -- V The Law's Many Faces 1 Introduction -- 2 Law in society -- 3 The history of the legal system in Burma -- 4 Martial law -- 5 International law -- 6 Bringing crimes committed in Burma to court outside the country -- 7 The tradition of Burmese-Buddhist law -- 8 The Buddhist law and the conception of human rights -- 9 Law, order, justice, the time factor and a vicious circle -- 10 Concluding remarks -- VI Burma Goes Global, Myanmar Develops Its Own Agenda: July 1989 to July 1995 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chronology -- 3 The elections of May 1990 and their aftermath -- 4 International developments -- 5 On the logic of events VII Noisy Silence and the Codifying of Fixed Standpoints -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Suu Kyi and her direct communication partners -- 3 Emphatic proclamation of a no-compromise attitude -- 4 The role of the mass media -- 5 Rigid perceptions of democracy and the consequence: a double bind communication -- 6 The other side: Paternalistic attitudes and a conspiracy theory -- 7 Sender-recipient relations -- 8 Effects of the meetings between SLORC representatives and Suu Kyi -- 9 Conclusion -- VIII Controlled Confrontation: July 1995 to September 2000 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chronology of events 3 Some remarks on Suu Kyi's "release" -- 4 Emergence of a symbolic alternative power centre -- 5 The 1998 stand-offs -- a case study -- 6 An anti-climax and some final stand-offs -- 7 On the logic of events -- IX The Flexibility of a Steel Icon: Suu Kyi's -- and her Opponents' -- Iconography -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical background: a note on iconography -- 3 The background: iconography and conflict communication in Burma before 18 September 1988 -- 4 Burma's image in the international media before 1988 -- 5 Constancy and variations in the portrayal of Suu Kyi vis-à-vis the military, Books<