Nationalism as Political Paranoia in Burma
Author | : Mikael Gravers |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2004-07-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135798154 |
ISBN-13 | : 113579815X |
Rating | : 4/5 (15X Downloads) |
Download or read book Nationalism as Political Paranoia in Burma written by Mikael Gravers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study probes the complex relationship between nationalism, violence and Buddhism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Burma. Gravers' study brings us to present-day Burma and the struggle by Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for a new Burmese identity. The present volume is a substantially revised and expanded version of the study originally published by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.