LEADER 03600oam 2200481 450 001 9910345121403321 005 20170523091618.0 010 $a981-230-722-2 024 7 $a10.1355/9789812307224 035 $a(OCoLC)527383151 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL2QRJ 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000041124 100 $a20070430d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aMyanmar $estate, society, and ethnicity /$fedited by N. Ganesan and Kyaw Yin Hlaing 210 1$aSingapore :$cInstitute of Southeast Asian Studies ;$aHiroshima, Japan :$cHiroshima Peace Institute,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015). 311 $a981-230-433-9 311 $a981-230-434-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tState-society relations in Southeast Asia /$rN. Ganesan --$tMinorities and state-building in mainland Southeast Asia /$rRachel M. Safman --$tBritish policy towards Myanmar and the creation of the 'Burma problem' /$rRobert H. Taylor --$tBetween democracy and economic development : Japan's policy towards Burma/Myanmar then and now /$rKei Nemoto --$tLegitimacy in Burma/Myanmar : concepts and implications /$rDavid I. Steinberg --$tAssociational life in Myanmar : past and present /$rKyaw Yin Hlaing --$tMapping the contours of human security challenges in Myanmar /$rTin Maung Maung Than --$tReflections on confidence-building and cooperation among ethnic groups in Myanmar : a Karen case study /$rAlan Saw U --$tPeace initiatives among ethnic nationalities : the Kachin case /$rJa Nan Lahtaw --$tThe Shan in Myanmar /$rSai Kham Mong --$tReality check on the sanctions policy against Myanmar /$rKhin Zaw win. 330 $aThis volume focuses on some of the most important and topical questions about Myanmar. Many of these issues have not been sufficiently researched, comprehensively compiled, and comparatively examined within the broader Southeast Asian context. Especially important contributions in the book pertain to issues of historical influence and political considerations that have shaped the dominant thinking within the state and the military. There are equally important studies of sensitive topics like the political economy of the state and the level of human security in the country. The three major ethnic groups in the country - Karen, Kachin, and Shan - are also studied in detail. Some of the negotiations between the Karen and Kachin ethnic insurgent group representatives on the one hand, and the military junta on the other, are spelled out in detail. An important corollary finding is the importance of religion and religious personalities in brokering peace between the ethnic groups and the military government. Finally, the book deals with how the various ethnic groups are trying to cope with decades of conflict and reconstruct their communities. 606 $aEthnicity$zBurma 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government$y1824-1948 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government$y1948- 607 $aBurma$xEthnic relations 615 0$aEthnicity 676 $a959.1 702 $aGanesan$b N$g(Narayanan),$f1954- 702 $aKyaw Yin Hlaing 712 02$aInstitute of Southeast Asian Studies 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910345121403321 996 $aMyanmar$91949128 997 $aUNINA