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ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
- Dr Maung Maung: Gentleman, Scholar, Patriot
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- 2008
- Published by: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
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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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. xv-xvi
- Section I
- Section II
- Dr Maung Maung’s Approach to Life
- pp. 27-30
- The Burma I Love
- pp. 31-36
- My Politics
- pp. 37-40
- Looking Ahead
- pp. 41-44
- I Discovered Greatness
- pp. 45-48
- The Turning Tide
- pp. 49-52
- The Middle Way
- pp. 53-55
- Books on Burma
- pp. 56-60
- Section III
- Dr Maung Maung and Biography
- pp. 63-71
- Mr Speaker Sir!
- pp. 72-76
- Thakin Chit Maung
- pp. 93-98
- General Ne Win
- pp. 99-109
- Mr Justice Chan Htoon
- pp. 110-117
- Daw Pyu la Mac Phsu
- pp. 118-124
- U Kyaw Nyein
- pp. 125-145
- U Hla Maung
- pp. 146-157
- U Thein Maung, Chief Justice of the Union
- pp. 158-170
- Htain Lin, a Young PVO Insurgent
- pp. 183-189
- Vum Ko Hau of Siyin
- pp. 190-199
- Thakin Than Tun
- pp. 219-228
- M.A. Raschid
- pp. 229-242
- Dr E Maung
- pp. 243-252
- U Myint Thein, Chief Justice of the Union
- pp. 253-264
- Saya Za Khup of Siyin
- pp. 265-269
- U Nyo Mya, or “Maung Thumana”
- pp. 270-281
- A Boundless Faith in Burma
- pp. 282-287
- Daw Khin Kyi (Madame Aung San)
- pp. 288-291
- A Book for Colonel Ba Than
- pp. 292-294
- The Secretary-General’s Role in the U.N.
- pp. 295-301
- Aung San: Hero of Burma’s Victory
- pp. 302-306
- Section IV
- Dr Maung Maung and Travel
- pp. 309-314
- Elections: Burma and Britain
- pp. 315-318
- Vietnam (South)
- pp. 327-331
- In the Fabled Land of Apollo and Socrates
- pp. 338-341
- Impressions of the United Nations
- pp. 342-345
- Antioch College, A Living Dream
- pp. 346-351
- Section V
- Dr Maung Maung and the Tatmadaw
- pp. 355-360
- The Forgotten Army
- pp. 361-385
- The Burmese Guerillas
- pp. 386-388
- The Resistance Movement
- pp. 389-394
- The Mighty Drama
- pp. 395-398
- Soldiers of Victory
- pp. 399-401
- Destination Monghsat
- pp. 402-407
- Burma Army
- pp. 408-416
- Women Officers of the Burma Army
- pp. 417-424
- Women on the Wing
- pp. 425-432
- Section VI
- “Pyidawtha”
- pp. 448-455
- State Socialism in Burma
- pp. 456-459
- The Burmese Parliament
- pp. 460-465
- Burma’s Constitution Comes to Life
- pp. 466-477
- Our Living Constitution I
- pp. 478-482
- Our Living Constitution II
- pp. 483-487
- Section 116 of the Constitution
- pp. 488-492
- Burma-China Boundary Settlement
- pp. 493-499
- Lawyers and Legal Education in Burma
- pp. 500-506
- The Search for Constitutionalism in Burma
- pp. 507-522
- Section VII
- Dr Maung Maung and the Presidency
- pp. 525-535
- Address to the Nation, 24 August 1988
- pp. 543-548
- Address to the Nation, 1 September 1988
- pp. 549-554
- Bibliography of Dr Maung Maung’s Writings
- pp. 567-578
- The Editor
- p. 591
Additional Information
ISBN
9789812306005
Related ISBN(s)
9789812304094
MARC Record
OCLC
404706779
Pages
591
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No