LEADER 03175nam 22006012 450 001 9910450410703321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-12001-2 010 $a1-280-15907-3 010 $a0-511-61366-0 010 $a0-511-11856-2 010 $a0-511-04089-X 010 $a0-511-15825-4 010 $a0-511-30490-0 010 $a0-511-05004-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000004863 035 $a(EBL)201718 035 $a(OCoLC)171123506 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000195976 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11183444 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000195976 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131837 035 $a(PQKB)11136279 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511613661 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201718 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201718 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10023391 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15907 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000004863 100 $a20090914d2001|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe making of modern Burma /$fThant Myint-U$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (284 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-79914-7 311 $a0-521-78021-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-271) and index. 327 $aCover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The fall of Mandalay; 1 Kings and distant wars; 2 The Irrawaddy valley in the early nineteenth century; 3 The Court of Ava; 4 Empire and identity; 5 The grand reforms of King Mindon; 6 Revolt and the coming of British rule; 7 Reformists and royalists at the court of King Thibaw; 8 War and occupation; 9 A colonial society; Conclusion: The making of modern Burma; Bibliography; Index 330 $aBurma has often been portrayed as a timeless place, a country of egalitarian Buddhist villages, ruled successively by autocratic kings, British colonialists and, most recently, a military dictatorship. The Making of Modern Burma argues instead that many aspects of Burmese society today, from the borders of the state to the social structure of the countryside to the very notion of a Burmese identity, are largely the creations of the nineteenth century - a period of great change - away from the Ava-based polity of early modern times, and towards the 'British Burma' of the 1900s. The book provides a sophisticated and much-needed account of the period, and as such will be an important resource for policy makers and students as a basis for understanding contemporary politics and the challenges of the modern state. It will also be read by historians interested in the British colonial expansion of the nineteenth century. 607 $aBurma$xHistory$y1824-1948 676 $a959.1/03 700 $aThant Myint-U$0833794 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450410703321 996 $aThe making of modern Burma$92483675 997 $aUNINA