Myanmar : state, society, and ethnicity / edited by N. Ganesan and Kyaw Yin Hlaing.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ganesan, N. (Narayanan), 1958- editor.

Kyaw Yin Hlaing, editor.

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Content Provider.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Burma.

Ethnicity.

Burma--Politics and government--1824-1948.

Burma.

Burma--Politics and government--1948-.

Burma--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ; Hiroshima, Japan : Hiroshima Peace Institute, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume focuses on some of the most important and topical questions about Myanmar. Many of these issues have not been sufficiently researched, comprehensively compiled, and comparatively examined within the broader Southeast Asian context. Especially important contributions in the book pertain to issues of historical influence and political considerations that have shaped the dominant thinking within the state and the military. There are equally important studies of sensitive topics like the political economy of the state and the level of human security in the country. The three major ethnic groups in the country - Karen, Kachin, and Shan - are also studied in detail. Some of the negotiations between the Karen and Kachin ethnic insurgent group representatives on the one hand, and the military junta on the other, are spelled out in detail. An important corollary finding is the importance of religion and religious personalities in brokering peace between the ethnic groups and the military government. Finally, the book deals with how the various ethnic groups are trying to cope with decades of conflict and reconstruct their communities.

Contents:

State-society relations in Southeast Asia / N. Ganesan

Minorities and state-building in mainland Southeast Asia / Rachel M. Safman

British policy towards Myanmar and the creation of the 'Burma problem' / Robert H. Taylor

Between democracy and economic development : Japan's policy towards Burma/Myanmar then and now / Kei Nemoto

Legitimacy in Burma/Myanmar : concepts and implications / David I. Steinberg

Associational life in Myanmar : past and present / Kyaw Yin Hlaing

Mapping the contours of human security challenges in Myanmar / Tin Maung Maung Than

Reflections on confidence-building and cooperation among ethnic groups in Myanmar : a Karen case study / Alan Saw U

Peace initiatives among ethnic nationalities : the Kachin case / Ja Nan Lahtaw

The Shan in Myanmar / Sai Kham Mong

Reality check on the sanctions policy against Myanmar / Khin Zaw win.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789812307224

9812307222

OCLC:

527383151