{"product_id":"fifty-years-in-the-karen-ralph-9781501746949","title":"Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma: The Soldier and the Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma\u003c\/i\u003e is about commitment to an ideal, individual survival and the universality of the human experience. A memoir of two tenacious souls, it sheds light on why Burma\/Myanmar's decades-long pursuit for a peaceful and democratic future has been elusive. Simply put, the aspirations of Burma's ethnic nationalities for self-determination within a genuine federal union runs counter to the idea of a unitary state orchestrated and run by the dominant majority Burmans, or Bamar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis seemingly intractable dilemma of opposing visions for Burma is personified in the story of Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera, two prominent ethnic Karen leaders who lived--and eventually left--\"the Longest War,\" leaving the reader with insights on the cultural, social, and political challenges facing other non-Burman ethnic nationalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma\u003c\/i\u003e is also about the ordinariness and universality of the challenges increasingly faced by diaspora communities around the world today. Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera's day to day lives--how they fell in love, married, had children--while trying to survive in a precarious war zone--and how they had to adapt to their new lives as refugees and immigrants in Australia will resound with many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph, Sheera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501746944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501746949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Ralph","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979758403839,"sku":"9781501746949","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8cd6c38-0e1e-40f3-af2d-3e4b0618c4b6.jpg?v=1683246800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fifty-years-in-the-karen-ralph-9781501746949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}