This work explores the history of the university in Burma, both as an institution founded by the colonizing British, and as a medium for change that was used by Burmese students in their struggles for independence. Aye Kyaw describes student protests, strikes, and boycotts that were part of a nationalist movement calling for the study of Burmese culture, history, and language. As this discourse evolved, it invited radical explorations of such concepts as democracy, justice, and freedom.
| ISBN: | 9780877271291 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1993 |
| Author: | Kyaw Ei |
| Publisher: | Southeast Asia Program Publications an imprint of Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 92 pages |
| Series: | Southeast Asia Program Series |
| Genres: |
Higher education, tertiary education Asian history History of education |