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The Palimpsest Constitution : the social life of constitutions in Myanmar /

This text explores the significance of past constitutions in Myanmar through constitutional ethnography and archival research. By tracing Myanmar's modern constitutional history, it demonstrates how people draw upon constitutional legacies from the late colonial era to the postcolonial, sociali...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crouch, Melissa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Series:Oxford studies in Asian laws.
Subjects:
Constitutional history > Burma.
Burma > Social conditions.
Burma > Politics and government > 1948-
Histoire constitutionnelle > Birmanie.
Birmanie > Conditions sociales.
Birmanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1948-
Asia.
HISTORY.
LAW.
Constitutional.
Legal History.
History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Constitutional history
Burma
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Law.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text explores the significance of past constitutions in Myanmar through constitutional ethnography and archival research. By tracing Myanmar's modern constitutional history, it demonstrates how people draw upon constitutional legacies from the late colonial era to the postcolonial, socialist, and military constitutional regimes.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198956914
0198956916