Making of Modern Burma

Name: Making of Modern Burma
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ISBN: 9780521799140

ISBN-10: 0521799147

ISBN-13: 9780521799140

Edition: 2001

Authors: Thant Myint-U

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This text argues that many aspects of Burmese society, from the borders of the state to the social structure of the countryside to the notion of a Burmese identity, are largely derived from the upheavals of the 19th century.

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction: the fall of Mandalay



Kings and distant wars



The Irrawaddy Valley in the early nineteenth century



The court of Ava



Empire and identity



The grand reforms of King Mindon



Revolt and the coming of British rule



Reformists and royalists at the court of King Thibaw



War and occupation



A colonial society


Conclusions: the making of modern Burma