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Containing decolonisation : British imperialism and the politics of race in late colonial Burma / Matthew Bowser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowser, Matthew J., author.
- Series:
- Studies in Imperialism Series
- Studies in Imperialism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Race relations--Burma--20th century.
- Race relations.
- World War, 1939-1945--Burma.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Burma--Politics and government--1824-1948.
- Burma.
- Burma--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
- Great Britain--Race relations--Burma--History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Imperialism--Burma.
- Great Britain--Decolonization--Burma.
- Burma--History--1824-1948.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : digital file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Biography/History:
- Matthew Bowser is Assistant Professor of Asian History at Alabama A&M University
- Summary:
- This book examines the relationship of imperialism and ethnonationalism. Through a case study of colonial Burma, it finds that British imperialists amplified ethnonationalism to protect their interests after decolonisation. This preference helped Burmese ethnonationalists to seize power in the post-colony, to the detriment of the country's people.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Partition and the rise of Burmese ethnonationalism (1929-1936)
- 2. The Myochit Party and the construction of a racial regime (1936-1938)
- 3. The pogrom of 1938 and its aftermath (1938-1939)
- 4. U Pu’s Ministry: Active and passive revolutions in conflict (1939-1940)
- 5. The “Galon Government:” Burmese ethnonationalism in power (1940-1942)
- 6. The Long March, the Arakanese Civil War, and Burmese politics under Japanese occupation (1942-1945)
- 7. A ‘contained’ decolonisation (1945-1948)
- Conclusion: Ethnonationalism and Burma since 1948.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- ISBN:
- 1-5261-8793-0
- 1-5261-8795-7
- OCLC:
- 1530776987
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