Burma remains a land in deep crisis. The popular uprising of 1988 swept away 26 years of military rule under General Ne Win in name only. The National League for Democracy of Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide victory in the 1990 election. But, as this book relates, the military remained in control and the future of Burma looks more problematic than ever. With unparalleled command of largely inaccessible Burmese sources and interviews with many of the leading participants, Martin Smith charts the rise of modern political parties and unravels the complexities of the long-running insurgencies waged by opposition groups, including the Communist Party of Burma, the Karen National Union and a host of other ethnic nationalist movements. In this revised and updated edition, the author vividly explains how one of the most fertile and potentially prosperous countries in Asia has collapsed to become one of the world's poorest.

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Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity (Politics in Contemporary Asia Series)

Smith, Martin

Zed Books Ltd

Politics in contemporary Asia, Second updated and revised ed, Dhaka, Bangkok, London, 1999

Politics in contemporary Asia, Rev. and updated ed, Dhaka, Bangkok, London, ©1999

Politics in contemporary Asia, Rev. and updated ed, London, 1998

2nd (updated) ed., Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1999

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

2nd edition, September 15, 1991

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Burmese Way To Stagnation And The Crisis Of 1988 -- 2. The Peoples Of Burma: A Historic And Ethnic Background -- 3. 'order Without Meaning': British Rule And The Rise Of The National Liberation Movement -- 4. War And Independence: 1942-48 -- 5. Insurgency As A Way Of Life -- 6. 'the Final Seizure Of Power': A Country Goes Underground -- 7. Failure, Retrenchment And United Fronts: The Communist Movement: 1948-52 -- 8. The Battle For Kawthoolei: The Spread Of Ethnic Rebellion -- 9. 'revisionism' And The 1955 Line: The Prospect Of Peace -- 10. The Collapse Of Parliamentary Democracy: Ne Win Seizes Power -- 11. Military Rule And The Peace Parley -- 12. Cultural Revolution -- 13. The North-east Command And The Four Cuts -- 14. The Failure Of U Nu's Parliamentary Democracy Party, Karen Unity And Emergence Of The National Democratic Front -- 15. The War In The North, Opium And The 1980/1 Peace Parley -- 16. The Nationalities Question -- 17. The Democracy Uprising And The Cpb -- 18. The 1989 Cpb Mutinies: The End Of The Road? -- 19. The War Goes On: The Ndf And The Knu -- 20. A New Cycle Of Conflict? The 1990 General Election And The Dab -- 21. The 1990s: Deadlock Or The Dawning Of New Realities? -- Appendix. Millenarianism. Martin Smith. Originally Published: 1st Ed. London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.j., Usa : Zed Books, C1991. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 457-510) And Index.

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