This book describes Burma's national development program during the early years of independence. It covers the government's goals and priorities, as well as economic development plans covering agriculture, forestry, transportation, telecommunications, energy, mining, industry, health, education, housing, and social welfare. This book is a concise document on the government's strategy for creati…
This book presents a comprehensive history of Burma's (Myanmar's) political, social, and economic development in the modern period, from British colonialism, the nationalist movement, and the process of independence to the early political dynamics of independent Burma. The author analyzes the internal and external factors that shaped modern Burma and its society, and provides an in-depth overvi…
The book Burma’s Struggle Against British Imperialism, 1885–1895 discusses the early phase of Burmese resistance after the fall of the Konbaung Dynasty and the British occupation of Upper Burma in 1885. This work traces how Burmese society—including the nobility, local leaders, monks, and peasant groups—responded to the drastic political changes that occurred during the early colonial p…
This book discusses the history of Burma before and during the colonization process, beginning with the arrival of early explorers, the first British traders, and the competition for power on the eastern border of India. The discussion continues with the first and second Anglo-Burmese wars, the development of trade, and Burma's relations with Pegu, Ava, and China. The next section outlines the…
This book discusses the constitution of Burma (now Myanmar), presenting a legal and historical analysis of the country's constitutional system. The author, Maung Maung, a barrister and legal expert, offers insights into the structure of government, citizens' rights, and the legal principles that underpin the 1959 Burmese constitution. The book also discusses the process of drafting the cons…
This is a book on contemporary Burma, a vivid and interesting account based on material from Burmese sources and on the author's own rich experience. It is not a formal history; it just looks back and reminisces. In her more than two decades of freedom, Burma has come through much trial and tribulation, and General Ne Win, who once again leads the country, has been an important figure in her h…
The State in Myanmar attempts to draw the com- plex history of state making and state perpetuation in Myanmar into one volume. The social and economic forces, as well as international and domestic issues, which have made Myanmar one of the poorest and least understood Asian countries, are discussed in this volume.
A Plastic Nation examines the immense role of Thai nationhood in domestic and international politics. Although in fact ill-defined, Thainess, or khwampenthai, has been consistently used by Thai leaders to legitimize their power and to defend their economic interests. Not only has the assertion of Thainess been deeply rooted in the private interests of those in power, it has been deployed as par…
Vince Boudreau compares strategies of repression and protest in post-war Burma, Indonesia and the Philippines because these alternative strategies shaped the social bases and opposition cultures available to dissidents and, in turn, influenced their effectiveness. He includes first-hand research as well as the the social movements' literature to consider the interactions between the regimes in …
Peter Popham distills five years of research including covert trips to Burma, meetings with Suu Kyi and her friends and family, and extracts from the unpublished diaries of her co-campaigner and former confidante Ma Thanegi into this vivid portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi, illuminating her public successes and private sorrows, her intellect and enduring sense of humor, her commitment to peaceful re…