A history of Myanmar since ancient times : traditions and transformations /

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is often characterized as a place of repressive military rule, civil war, censorship, and corrupt elections-and despite recent attempts to promote tourism to see the country's natural beauty, it is not yet a travel hotspot. Most of the Western world remains...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aung-Thwin, Michael
Otros Autores: Aung-Thwin, Maitrii
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books, 2012.
Temas:
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Politics and government
Social conditions
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
Southeast Asia.
Burma > History.
Burma > Politics and government.
Burma > Social conditions.
Birmanie > Histoire.
Birmanie > Politique et gouvernement.
Birmanie > Conditions sociales.
Burma
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A synthesis of old and new
  • A different perspective
  • The setting
  • Prehistory
  • The Urban Period
  • Pagan: the golden age of Myanmar
  • Ava and Pegu: a tale of two kingdoms
  • The 'early modern' experiment
  • Return to the 'heartland'
  • The last Myanmar dynasty
  • Disintegration of the Burmese Kingdom, 1824-1886
  • Reintegration and British Burma, 1886-1942
  • Fragmentation and the union of Myanmar, 1942-1962
  • Reconstruction and nation-building, 1962-2011.

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