Michael W. Charney: A History of Modern Burma

Cover: 9780521617581 | A History of Modern Burma | Michael W. Charney | Taschenbuch | 2009

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Burma has lived under military rule for nearly half a century. The results of its 1990 elections were never recognized by the ruling junta and Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma's pro-democracy movement, was denied her victory. She has been under house-arrest ever since. Now an economic satellite and political dependent of the People's Republic of China, Burma is at a crossroads. Will it become another North Korea, will it succumb to China's political embrace or will the people prevail? Michael Charney's book- the first general history of modern Burma in over five decades - traces the highs and lows of Burma's history from its colonial past to the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in 2008. By exploring key themes such as the political division between lowland and highland Burma and monastic opposition to state control, the author explains the forces that have made the country what it is today.

Über den Autor

Michael Charney is Professor and Chair of Asian and Military History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. He is the author of A History of Modern Burma (2009), Powerful Learning: Buddhist Literati and the Throne in Burma's Last Dynasty, 1752-1885 (2006) and Southeast Asian Warfare 1300-1900(2004).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Burma under colonial rule; 2. The colonial centre; 3. Self-government without independence; 4. The democratic experiment; 5. Dress rehearsals; 6. The revolutionary council; 7. The BSPP years; 8. Towards democracy, 1988-1990; 9. Perpetual delay; Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780521617581
ISBN-10:	0521617588
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Charney, Michael W.
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Michael W. Charney
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.01.2009
Gewicht:	0,376 kg