Dr Maung Maung - Gentleman, Scholar, Patriot (Hardcover)

Dr Maung Maung (1925-94) was a man of many parts: scholar, soldier, nationalist, internationalist, parliamentarian, and public servant. His life spanned seven decades of political, economic and social turbulence in the country he loved and served, Myanmar. A pioneer amongst post-colonial journalists in Southeast Asia, he was equally at home in the libraries and seminars of universities in the United States, Europe and Australia during the Cold War. As a jurist, Dr Maung Maung knew the law must remain relevant to changing societal requirements. As an author, he wrote weighty scholarly tomes and light-hearted accounts spiced with his wry observations on human foibles. He was a keen observer of human strengths and weaknesses. A loyal friend, he never maligned his critics or denied their merits. As a man of affairs, he was capable of understanding the weaknesses of the institutions that he served and that ultimately failed to live up to their ideals. This book collects together a number of his now obscure but important historical and journalistic essays with a full bibliography of his works.

General

Imprint:	Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	June 2008
First published:	April 2008
Authors:	Dr. Maung Maung
Compiled by:	Robert H. Taylor
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	591
ISBN-13:	978-981-230-409-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism
LSN:	981-230-409-6
Barcode:	9789812304094

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