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UNINA9910463429003321 |
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South Ashley |
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Titolo |
Mon nationalism and Civil War in Burma : the golden sheldrake / / Ashley South |
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Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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1-283-96224-1 |
0-203-03747-2 |
1-136-12954-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nationalism - Burma |
Civil war - Burma |
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Burma History 1948- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The Mon in Burma (and Thailand) -- pt. 2. Classical Mon civilisation and the colonial period -- pt. 3. Independence and civil war -- pt. 4. Revolutionaries, warlords and refugees -- pt. 5. The Mon ceasefire and since -- pt. 6. The Sheldrake and the peacock. |
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A major contribution to the literature of Burmese history and politics, this book traces the rich and tragic history of the Mon people of Burma and Thailand, from the pre-colonial era to the present day. This vivid account of ethnic politics and civil war situates the story of Mon nationalism within the 'big picture' of developments in Burma, Thailand and the region. Primarily an empirical study, it also addresses issues of identity and anticipates Burmese politics in the new millennium. A particular feature of the book is its first-hand descriptions of insurgency and displacement, drawn from |
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UNINA9910792347503321 |
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Autore |
Gussow Adam |
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Mister Satan's apprentice [[electronic resource] ] : a blues memoir / / Adam Gussow |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009 |
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[1st University of Minnesota Press ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (429 p.) |
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Blues musicians - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface to the New Edition; Prologue: 1969; PART ONE: NEW LIFE; 1. If That Don't Bring Her Back; 2. Everybody in Harlem Knows Satan; 3. Young Man with a Horn; 4. No Bad Fella; 5. White Boys; PART TWO: PRETTY GIRLS; 6. Roaming; 7. Downhearted Blues; 8. ""La Belle Dame sans Merci""; 9. Sweet Harlem Summer; PART THREE: BIG RIVER; 10. Labor Day; 11. Going Someplace; 12. Catfish on the Raft; 13. A Gentle, Fumbling Thing; 14. Ball of Fire; 15. Back Down Yonder; PART FOUR: HOT TOWN; 16. Do the Right Thing; 17. Billed Out; 18. Angel Sound; PART FIVE: HARLEM BLUES; 19. The Same Old Mess |
20. What We've Been Trying For, All These YearsEpilogue: April 1998; Thanks; Permissions Acknowledgments |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Adam Gussow is a writer and blues harmonica player. He is associate professor of English and southern studies at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. |
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