skip to content
Nationalism as political paranoia in Burma : an essay on the historical practice of power
ClosePreview this item

Nationalism as political paranoia in Burma : an essay on the historical practice of power

Author: Mikael Gravers
Publisher: Richmond, Surrey : Curzon, 1999.
Series: NIAS reports, no. 11.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd ed., rev. and expandedView all editions and formats
Summary:

This study probes the complex relationship between nationalism, violence and Buddhism in 19th- and 20th-century Burma. Graver's study examines present-day Burma and the struggle by Nobel Prize winner  Read more...

Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

 

Find a copy in the library

&AllPage.SpinnerRetrieving; Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mikael Gravers
ISBN: 0700709800 9780700709809 0700709819 9780700709816
OCLC Number: 42260092
Description: xvi, 167 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Contents: The colonial club : 'natives not admitted!' --
The violent 'pacification' of Burma --
Buddhist cosmology and political power --
The colonisation of Burmese identity --
Buddhism, xenophobia and rebellion in the 1930s --
Two versions of nationalism : union state or ethnicism --
Buddhism and military power : two different strategies : two different thakins --
Ne Win's club --
Aung San Suu Kyi's strategy --
Nationalism as the practice of power --
The rules of the Myanmar Club since 1993 --
Buddhism and the religious divide among the Karen --
U Thuzana and vegan Buddhism --
Buddhism, prophecies and rebellion --
Autocracy and nationalism --
Historicism, historical memory and power --
A final word : but no conclusion.
Series Title: NIAS reports, no. 11.
Responsibility: by Mikael Gravers.

Reviews

User-contributed reviews
Retrieving GoodReads reviews...

Tags

Be the first.
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Linked Data


<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42260092>
library:oclcnum"42260092"
library:placeOfPublication
library:placeOfPublication
owl:sameAs<info:oclcnum/42260092>
rdf:typeschema:Book
rdfs:seeAlso
rdfs:seeAlso
rdfs:seeAlso
rdfs:seeAlso
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:author
schema:bookEdition"2nd ed., rev. and expanded."
schema:datePublished"1999"
schema:description"The colonial club : 'natives not admitted!' -- The violent 'pacification' of Burma -- Buddhist cosmology and political power -- The colonisation of Burmese identity -- Buddhism, xenophobia and rebellion in the 1930s -- Two versions of nationalism : union state or ethnicism -- Buddhism and military power : two different strategies : two different thakins -- Ne Win's club -- Aung San Suu Kyi's strategy -- Nationalism as the practice of power -- The rules of the Myanmar Club since 1993 -- Buddhism and the religious divide among the Karen -- U Thuzana and vegan Buddhism -- Buddhism, prophecies and rebellion -- Autocracy and nationalism -- Historicism, historical memory and power -- A final word : but no conclusion."
schema:genre"History"
schema:inLanguage"en"
schema:name"Nationalism as political paranoia in Burma : an essay on the historical practice of power"
schema:numberOfPages"167"
schema:publisher
Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.