Myanmar : : State, Society and Ethnicity / / ed. by N. Ganesan, Kyaw Yin Hlaing.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Ganesan, N.,; Hlaing, Kyaw Yin,; Lahtaw, Ja Nan,; Mong, Sai Kham,; Nemoto, Kei,; Safman, Rachel M.,; Saw, Alan,; Steinberg, David I.,; Taylor, Robert H.,; Than, Tin Maung Maung,; Win, Khin Zaw,
• HerausgeberIn: Ganesan, N.,; Yin Hlaing, Kyaw,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (322 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- The Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. State-society Relations in Southeast Asia -- 3. Minorities and State-building in Mainland Southeast Asia -- 4. British Policy towards Myanmar and the Creation of the ‘Burma Problem’ -- 5. Between Democracy and Economic Development: Japan’s Policy towards Burma/Myanmar Then and Now -- 6. Legitimacy in Burma/Myanmar: Concepts and Implications -- 7. Associational Life in Myanmar: Past and Present -- 8. Mapping the Contours of Human Security Challenges in Myanmar -- 9. Reflections on Confidence-building and Cooperation among Ethnic Groups in Myanmar: A Karen Case Study -- 10. Peace Initiatives among Ethnic Nationalities: The Kachin Case -- 11. The Shan in Myanmar -- 12. Reality Check on the Sanctions Policy against Myanmar -- Index