A Political Biography of Aung San Suu Kyi A Hybrid Politician

This book is the first political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi covering both her years in opposition and all her years in power from 2016 onwards. It offers a new interpretation of Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting a balanced and thorough account of Suu Kyi’s policies. In the last 30 years there has no...

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Main Author:	Lubina, Michał
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Routledge 2020 Jagiellonian University in Krakow Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group
Edition:	1
Series:	Politics in Asia
Subjects:	Asian Asian history Asian Politics Aung San Suu Kyi Burma > Politics and government > 1988 CEC Member Cultural & Ethnic Studies Cultural Studies Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Electoral Commission Foreign Minister General history of Asia Southeast Asia History History and Archaeology Htin Kyaw hybrid politician hybridity Interdisciplinary studies Ma Ba Tha Mao Zedong Min Aung Hlaing Myanmar politics Myanmar's politics Nelson Mandela NLD Government NLD Member Nobel Peace Prize Nonfiction Party Registration Laws Political Science Political Science more generally Politics Politics and government Postcolonial Studies postcolonial theory Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects Regional / International studies Social Science Society and culture: general Society and Social Sciences Sociology South East Asian Politics Southeast Asian politics State Secretary Suu Kyi's political assets Suu Kyi's political biography Women Nobel Prize winners > Burma > Biography Women political activists Women political activists > Burma > Biography Women political prisoners > Burma > Biography Women politicians > Burma > Biography World Ye Min Ye Min Southeast Asian politics Myanmar politics Ne Win Khin Nyunt Ma Ba Tha Asian politics CEC Member Aung Gyi Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Min Aung Hlaing Oxford House Party Registration Laws Mao Zedong Nelson Mandela Sirimavo Bandaranaike Tin Oo NLD Government Post-2016 USA Electoral Commission Foreign Minister Htin Kyaw State Secretary NLD Member Aung San Suu Kyi FDI Inflow Panglong Conference hybridity Postcolonial Studies Nobel Peace Prize Cultural Studies NLD Leader Political Science more generally hybrid politician
ISBN:	1000178110, 9781000178111, 9780367463847, 9780367469160, 0367463849, 0367469162, 1003031951, 9781000178197, 1000178153, 9781003031956, 1000178196, 9781000178159
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Summary:	This book is the first political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi covering both her years in opposition and all her years in power from 2016 onwards. It offers a new interpretation of Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting a balanced and thorough account of Suu Kyi’s policies. In the last 30 years there has not been a person in global politics who has risen so high and fallen so low – and so quickly – as Aung San Suu Kyi. Using postcolonial theory and introducing the new concept of `a hybrid politician', this book explains apparent inconsistencies of Suu Kyi’s agenda. It demonstrates that Suu Kyi considers herself a democrat and yet, rules autocratically. Immersed in her country’s tradition of policymaking, she has at the same time been influenced by foreign concepts, both Western and Asian. Drawing on first-hand research, including talks with Suu Kyi, conversations with her supporters and rivals, observations of Suu Kyi’s behaviour during intergovernmental talks as well as an extensive number of sources and fieldwork in Myanmar, the author argues that Suu Kyi’s case shows both the strengths and limits of hybridity. This brings Suu Kyi priceless political assets such as visibility, recognition and support while proving that such a model of leadership has its restrictions. A timely biography of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate as she appears at the International Court of Justice to defend her country against charges of genocide committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of Myanmar politics, Southeast Asian politics, Asian politics, Political Science more generally, Postcolonial Studies, Cultural Studies and Leadership Studies.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [140]-144) and index Electronic reproduction. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. MODID-8df34d47a03:Routledge & CRC Press
ISBN:	1000178110 9781000178111 9780367463847 9780367469160 0367463849 0367469162 1003031951 9781000178197 1000178153 9781003031956 1000178196 9781000178159
DOI:	10.4324/9781003031956