Living silence : Burma under military rule /

This survey of Burmese society shows what it means to be governed by a repressive military dictatorship. The book also describes forms of resistance being offered. The range of strategies of the military regime to maintain power is covered.

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Main Author: Fink, Christina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Zed Books : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2001.
Series:Politics in contemporary Asia
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300 |a xiii, 286 pages :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-275) and index. 
505 0 0 |t Historical Legacies --  |t Pre-colonial principalities and kingdoms --  |t British rule --  |t Independence --  |t Beginnings of militarization --  |t The Ne Win Years, 1962-88 --  |t The Revolutionary Council, 1962-74 --  |t The BSPP era, 1974-88 --  |t Resistance in the cities --  |t Outside the 'legal fold' --  |t Breaking the Silence, 1988-90 --  |t Six weeks of nationwide protests --  |t Civil society re-emerges --  |t The need for leadership --  |t The election campaign --  |t Post-election struggles --  |t Military Rule Continues --  |t Military ascendancy --  |t The National Convention --  |t The release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi --  |t Student demonstrations, 1996 --  |t The regime changes its name --  |t Families: Fostering Conformity --  |t Collective amnesia --  |t Activist families --  |t Shifting values --  |t Split families --  |t Ethnic minority families --  |t Communities: Going with the Flow --  |t Obedience is a habit --  |t A nation of prisoners --  |t A climate of fear --  |t The threat of independent groups --  |t Corruption --  |t The Military: A Life Sentence --  |t Reasons for joining --  |t The danger of expressing an opinion --  |t 1988-90 --  |t Brutality and desertion --  |t The rise of the military intelligence --  |t Prison: 'Life University' --  |t Torture and maintaining morale --  |t Life university --  |t Feelings of guilt --  |t Female prisoners --  |t Covert assistance --  |t Release --  |t Education: Floating Books and Bathroom Tracts --  |t The curriculum --  |t Buying good grades --  |t University life --  |t Study groups and floating books --  |t Teashops and bathrooms --  |t Radio and other educational sources --  |t The Artistic Community: In the Dark, Every Cat is Black --  |t Censorship. 
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