Ethnic Politics in Burma
States of Conflict
This book examines the ideas which have structured half a century of civil war in Burma, and the roles which political elites and foreign networks - from colonial missionaries to aid worker activists - have played in mediating understandings of ethnic conflict in the country. The book includes a brief overview of precolonial and colonial Burma, and the emergence ethnic identity as a politically salient characteristic. It describes the struggle for independence and the parliamentary era (1948-62), and the quarter century of military-socialist rule that followed (1962-88). The book analyses the causes, dynamics and impacts of on-going armed con…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-134-12954-6
- EAN: 9781134129546
- Produktnummer: 18403163
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'824 KB
- Abbildungen: 2 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 8 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Ashley South is an independent analyst, specialising in politics and humanitarian issues in Burma and South-East Asia. He has published extensively, and undertaken various consultancies for the UN and other organisations. He is the author of Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma: The Golden Sheldrake (Routledge 2003).
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