LEADER 03722nam 22006495 450 001 9910345119803321 005 20230721022011.0 010 $a981-230-480-0 024 7 $a10.1355/9789812304803 035 $a(CKB)1000000000772733 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000448310 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12229784 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000448310 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10385304 035 $a(PQKB)10004935 035 $a(DE-B1597)492054 035 $a(OCoLC)1041973609 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789812304803 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5855059 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5855059 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000772733 100 $a20190708d2007 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aState of Strife $eThe Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict in Burma /$fMartin T. Smith 210 1$aSingapore : $cISEAS Publishing, $d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource 225 0 $aPolicy studies State of strife 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a981-230-479-7 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Acronyms -- $tExecutive Summary -- $tIntroduction -- $tA Land Trapped in Conflict -- $tThe Cycles of Conflict -- $tThe Contemporary Landscape -- $tThe Contemporary Landscape -- $tEndnotes -- $tBibliography -- $tAppendix -- $tProject Information: Internal Conflicts and State-Building Challenges in Asia -- $tList of Reviewers 2006-07 -- $tPolicy Studies: Previous Publications 330 $aSince independence in 1948, Burma has been the scene of some of the most-sustained and diverse ethnic insurgencies in the contemporary world. This study examines the dynamics of conflict that have caused internal wars to become so uniquely entrenched in one of Asia's most troubled lands. Against a backdrop of conflict, different nationality movements have been able to adapt and survive, utilizing the changing political, economic, and international conditions in the country. In the process, armed opposition became a way of life in the borderlands, while the central state became increasingly militarized. Burma's conflicts, however, have not been static. This study identifies five major cycles of conflict that have seen the national government transform from a parliamentary democracy at independence through Gen. Ne Win's "Burmese Way to Socialism" to the current military State Peace and Development Council. As the political impasse continues, ethnic ceasefires and open-door economic policies are changing the structures of conflict. In an overview of humanitarian and international dilemmas, the study concludes that conflict resolution-with integrated support from the international community-remains a primary need if Burma and its peoples are to achieve peace, democracy, and a stable nation-state. 606 $aEthnic conflict$zBurma 606 $aRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East$2HILCC 606 $aSoutheast Asia$2HILCC 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 607 $aBurma$xEthnic relations$xPolitical aspects 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government$y1948- 615 0$aEthnic conflict 615 7$aRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East 615 7$aSoutheast Asia 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 676 $a305.8009591 700 $aSmith$b Martin T., $0149932 712 02$aInstitute of Southeast Asian Studies 712 02$aEast West Center Washington 712 02$aEast-West Center Washington 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910345119803321 996 $aState of Strife$92565204 997 $aUNINA