Rethinking Community in Myanmar
| Author | : Judith Beyer |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2024-03-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780824898076 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0824898079 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (079 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rethinking Community in Myanmar written by Judith Beyer and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2024-03-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first anthropological study of Muslim and Hindu lives in urban Myanmar today, Judith Beyer develops the concept of “we-formation” to demonstrate that individuals are always more than members of wider groups. “We-formation” complements her rich political, legal, and historical analysis of “community,” a term used by Beyer’s interlocutors themselves, even as it reinforces ethno-religious stereotypes and their own minority status. The book also offers an interpretation of the dynamics of resistance to the attempted military coup of 2021.
Top