Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung

The Other Karen in Myanmar

Ethnic Minorities and the Struggle Without Arms

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first study to an offer insight into non-armed, non-insurgent members of ethnic groups that are associated with well-known armed organizations. It analyzes the nature of the relationships between the "quiet" minorities and their "rebel" counterparts and assesses how these intra-ethnic differences and divisions affect the armed resistance movement, negotiation with state authorities, conflict resolution, and political reform. This field-based study of the Karen in Burma also provides theoretical and policy implications for other ethnically polarized countries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780739184523
• ISBN-10: 0739184520
• Artikelnr.: 38538716

Autorenporträt

By Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Growing up in Burma-a personal
account The international Phenomenon of the "Silent Majority" Theme,
Approach, and Method of the Book Chapter 1: Who are the "Other" or "Quiet"
Minorities? Who are the "other" or "quiet" Minorities? The Political
Significance of the "Other" Minorities Chapter 2: The Emergence of the
Karen Ethno-National Movement The Construction of Karen ethno-nationalist
identities Saw Ba U Gyi and the Insein Ceasefire talks KNU in the 21st
Century Conclusion Chapter 3: Kawthoolei Karen: A Fragmented Constituency
Government-Controlled zones Rebel-controlled and Contested Zones The
"Refugees" The Diaspora Conclusion Chapter 4: The "Rebel" and the
"Accomomodator" The Early Stages of the Armed Resistance Movement The Later
Stages of the Armed Rebellion Conclusion Chapter 5: The "Other"
Ethnonationalities in Myanmar/Burma A changing Political Landscape in SPDC
and Post-SPDC Periods The 'other' Nationalities in Burma/Myanmar Three
Patterns of civilian Politics among Ethnic minoirites Conclusion Chapter 6:
The "other" Ethnonationalities in Comparative perspective Competing
Identities Divide and Rule Strategies The Role of the "other" Minorities in
Ethnic Politics Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author