Burma : the curse of independence /

"The Burmese Civil War began 12 weeks after Britain granted Burma independence in 1948 and has continued ever since. This book defines its core causes for readers who are new to the subject or baffled by its complexities. Tucker draws on his experience as a trial lawyer to argue that Ne Win, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tucker, Shelby
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Since 1824
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Politics and government
Burgeroorlogen.
Nationalisme > Birmanie.
Opium > Industrie et commerce > Birmanie.
Burma > History > 1948-
Burma > Politics and government > 1824-1948.
Burma > History > 1824-1948.
Burma > Politics and government > 1948-
Birmanie > Histoire > 1948-
Birmanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1824-1948.
Birmanie > Histoire > 1824-1948.
Birmanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1948-
Burma
Birmanie > 1948- ...
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The burmese void
  • Geography and ethnicity
  • British vs. Japanese line-up
  • We Burmans
  • Aung San triumphant
  • A hero's death
  • The narcocrats
  • The kleptocrats
  • Whither Burma?

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