Islam and the State in Myanmar: Muslim-Buddhist Relations and the Politics of Belonging
- ISBN-10
- 0199461201
- ISBN-13
- 9780199461202
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 345
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Roshan Lal Zinta, Kshitij Nadda
Description
Papers presented at a workshop held in January 2014 on 'Islam, Law and the State in Myanmar' at the Faculty of Law, the National University of Singapore.
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