"It is an impressive attempt to encapsulate the experiences of women throughout the shifting geopolity we now know as the state of Myanmar.
…Scholars of Burmese history will find this book an excellent accompaniment to the histories of Burma that tend to obscure women […].
"It is an impressive attempt to encapsulate the experiences of women throughout the shifting geopolity we now know as the state of Myanmar.
…Scholars of Burmese history will find this book an excellent accompaniment to the histories of Burma that tend to obscure women […].
…Readers beyond the academic realm […] should read The Authority of Influence for a solid grounding in the trajectory of Burmese history and how it has shaped gender perspectives within Burmese culture today. Historians of Southeast and South Asia who are interested in questions of gender will find it essential reading.
…In this book, Harriden […] restored a female voice to the span of Burmese history."