LEADER 02944nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910779598203321 005 20230126203235.0 010 $a1-86189-939-4 010 $a1-299-19090-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001005988 035 $a(EBL)1127617 035 $a(OCoLC)828792756 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000907339 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12405298 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000907339 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10873928 035 $a(PQKB)10156332 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1127617 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1127617 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10660913 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL450340 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001005988 100 $a20130222d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA history of Myanmar since ancient times$b[electronic resource] $etraditions and transformations /$fMichael Aung-Thwin and Maitrii Aung-Thwin 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-901-7 311 $a1-78023-172-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times; Imprint page; Contents; Timeline; Preface; Prologue: A Synthesis of Old and New; Introduction: A Different Perspective; 1. The Setting; 2. Prehistory; 3. The Urban Period; 4. Pagan: The Golden Age of Myanmar; 5. Ava and Pegu: A Tale of Two Kingdoms; 6. The 'Early Modern' Experiment; 7. Return to the 'Heartland'; 8. The Last Myanmar Dynasty; 9. Disintegration of the Burmese Kingdom, 1824-1886; 10. Reintegration and British Burma, 1886-1942; 11. Fragmentation and the Union of Myanmar, 1942-1962; 12. Reconstruction and Nation-Building, 1962-2011 327 $aConclusionReferences; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index 330 $aIn A History of Myanmar since Ancient Times, Michael Aung-Thwin and Maitrii Aung-Thwin take us from the sacred stupas of the plains of Pagan to grand, colonial-era British mansions, revealing the storied past and rich culture of this country. The book traces the traditions and transformations of Myanmar's communities over nearly three millennia, from the relics of its Neolithic civilization to the splendors of its pre-colonial kingdoms, its encounters with British colonialism and the struggles for the republic that followed the end of World War II.