LIVING SILENCE IN BURMA 2/E
Beschreibung:
This new, thoroughly updated, edition of Christina Fink's acclaimed account gives powerful insights into the life of ordinary Burmese people. Through extensive interviews conducted inside and outside the country she builds a richly textured picture of how people cope with their daily life -- and some innovative forms of resistance. In recent years, international engagement with Burma has grown. Increasing numbers of Burmese live and work abroad. Can the regime sustain itself in the face of the economic deterioration at home? The brutal repression of demonstrations in 2007 was a desperate response to a political opposition better informed and more united than ever before. This is a book anyone with an interest in Burma needs to read.
Introduction Chapter 1: Historical Legacies Chapter 2: The Ne Win Years, 1962-88 Chapter 3: Breaking the Silence, 1988-90 Chapter 4: Military Rule Continues, 1990-2000 Chapter 5: The Than Shwe Years, 2000 and Beyond Chapter 6: Families: Fostering Conformity Chapter 7: Communities: Going with the Flow Chapter 8: The Military: A Life Sentence Chapter 9: Prison: 'Life University' Chapter 10: Education: Floating Books and Bathroom Tracts Chapter 11: The Artistic Community: In the Dark, Every Cat is Black Chapter 12: Religion and Magic: Disappearing Jewels and Poltergeists Chapter 13: The Internationalization of Burma's Politics Conclusion: A Different Burma Bibliography Index
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