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- catalog abstract ""Burma 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 or Burman 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12075570.
- catalog coverage "Burma History 1824-1948.".
- catalog coverage "Burma History 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Burma History To 1824.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Burma 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 or Burman 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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-271) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: the fall of Mandalay -- Kings and distant wars -- The Irrawaddy valley in the early nineteenth century -- The Court of Ava -- Empire and identity -- The grand reforms of King Mindon -- Revolt and the coming of British rule -- Reformists and royalists at the court of King Thibaw -- War and occupation -- A colonial society -- Conclusion: the making of modern Burma.".
- catalog description "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."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "284 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521780217".
- catalog identifier "0521799147 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Burma History 1824-1948.".
- catalog spatial "Burma History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Burma History To 1824.".
- catalog subject "959.1/03 21".
- catalog subject "DS529.3 .T48 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: the fall of Mandalay -- Kings and distant wars -- The Irrawaddy valley in the early nineteenth century -- The Court of Ava -- Empire and identity -- The grand reforms of King Mindon -- Revolt and the coming of British rule -- Reformists and royalists at the court of King Thibaw -- War and occupation -- A colonial society -- Conclusion: the making of modern Burma.".
- catalog title "The making of modern Burma / Thant Myint-U.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".