The Army-State and Spatial Politics in Burma

From Junta to Junta
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-4046-7
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

This book paints a clear picture of Burmese political and social dynamics between 1948–2024 that is not distorted by seeing Burma as simply another case of western-inspired democratization or its failure.

The book makes the argument that instead of focusing exclusively on the faults of Burma’s army-state and political leaders, the country’s spatial constitution is fundamental to understanding its post-1948 failure to achieve national unity. Throughout the analysis, Seekins reveals how the struggle to defend space from the homogenizing and coercive power of the state is essentially one of autonomy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

M Seekins, Donald

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Spatiality and the State

1. Burma’s Fundamental Spatial Characteristics

2. The Five Enemies of Man

3. The Border Areas

4. Yangon: The ‘Dangerous’ City

5. Cities of the Past and Future: Mandalay and Naypyidaw

6. Buddhism and Spatiality in Burma

7. Conclusion: Is There a Way Out for Burma?

Über Autor(innen)

M Seekins, Donald
Donald M. Seekins is Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Meio University, Okinawa, Japan.