Abstract:
This is a study of Burmese history in transition from the traditional to the modern period, 1885-1945; it investigates in particular the modernization of indigenous women in Burma. The results of the study show the characteristics of the attitudes and actions of the agents of colonialism in the process of transforming the indigenous women in Colonial Burma. The attempts to modernize these women appear in the writings of the colonizers and those involved with the colonial project in Burma. These ideas helped shape the policies of the colonial government and their implementation, which transformed Burmas indigenous women into modern women. The British colonial government and the agents of Western culture played an important role in promoting Western-styled development and modernity into Burmas colonial society, aiming at overcoming the socio-cultural differences and guiding the indigenous to accept their course. The colonial government paid attention to modernize education and health care with special consideration for women. These changes resulted in the creation of new type of women in Burma with modern education, lifestyle and professions. However, it should be noted that these changes did not take place without reaction from the indigenous women; they were subject to the process of localization, to fit the local conditions of Burma. This development reflects the process of colonial modernity.
Abstract:
This is a study of Burmese history in transition from the traditional to the modern period, 1885-1945; it investigates in particular the modernization of indigenous women in Burma.
Abstract:
The results of the study show the characteristics of the attitudes and actions of the agents of colonialism in the process of transforming the indigenous women in Colonial Burma. The attempts to modernize these women appear in the writings of the colonizers and those involved with the colonial project in Burma. These ideas helped shape the policies of the colonial government and their implementation, which transformed Burma
Abstract:
These changes resulted in the creation of new type of women in Burma with modern education, lifestyle and professions. However, it should be noted that these changes did not take place without reaction from the indigenous women; they were subject to the process of localization, to fit the local conditions of Burma. This development reflects the process of colonial modernity.