{"product_id":"frontier-ethnic-minorities-and-the-zhu-xianghui-9781433177187","title":"Frontier Ethnic Minorities and the Making of the Modern Union of Myanmar: The Origin of State-Building and Ethnonationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is concerned with three major issues in the relationship between the frontier peoples and the modern Union of Myanmar: the awakening of a sense of national identity among the frontier peoples of Myanmar and their nationalist movement; main factors driving the minorities to merge with Burmans to form a federal union; and the role of the British government in this the interlinked history of Burma Proper and the ethnic minorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters 1-3 present an overall account of the historical evolution, geographical distribution and colonial experiences of the frontier peoples in 1824-1945. This provides the backdrop to and context for the rise of political awareness in general and a sense of national identity in particular among this population in 1945-1948, which are examined in Chapters 4-6. Key topics include their political coming of age following the end of WWII, the Panglong Conference, the 1947 Constitution and Myanmar's independence in 1948. Chapter 7 considers a number of critical issues, including the complex dynamics of nationalism, Aung San's thought and policy on ethnic minorities and Britain's role in Myanmar's pursuit of independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zhu Xianghui\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433177188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433177187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Zhu Xianghui","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44190689493247,"sku":"9781433177187","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06a8daac-231f-4c06-aea0-212a683185fc.jpg?v=1690871860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frontier-ethnic-minorities-and-the-zhu-xianghui-9781433177187","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}