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The Making of Modern Burma

The Making of Modern Burma

by Thant Myint-U
Paperback
Publication Date: 26/03/2001
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Burma has often been portrayed as a timeless place, a country of egalitarian Buddhist villages, ruled successively by autocratic kings, British colonialists and, most recently, a military dictatorship. The Making of Modern Burma argues instead that many aspects of Burmese society today, from the borders of the state to the social structure of the countryside to the very notion of a Burmese identity, are largely the creations of the nineteenth century - a period of great change - away from the Ava-based polity of early modern times, and towards the 'British Burma' of the 1900s. The book provides a sophisticated and much-needed account of the period, and as such will be an important resource for policy makers and students as a basis for understanding contemporary politics and the challenges of the modern state. It will also be read by historians interested in the British colonial expansion of the nineteenth century.
ISBN:
9780521799140
9780521799140
Category:
Asian history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
26-03-2001
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
296
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x17mm
Weight:
0.44kg
Thant Myint-U

Thant Myint-U is a historian, writer, a past fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, a former adviser to the President of Myanmar and the founder and chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust.

He is the author of four books, including The River of Lost Footsteps and Where China Meets India.

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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 Asian history
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