Burma in revolt : opium and insurgency since 1948

Author(s)

• Lintner, Bertil

Bibliographic Information

Burma in revolt : opium and insurgency since 1948

Bertil Lintner

Westview Press , White Lotus, 1994

• : Thailand

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-454) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing on his extensive travels and personal meetings with rebel commanders, ethnic leaders and other key figures, this book presents a comprehensive picture of politics and society in the poor and bitterly divided country of Burma.

Table of Contents

• Murder in the secretariat
• "the Rangoon Government", 1948-1949
• the Burmese jigsaw
• "Peace Within One Year", 1951-1951
• the secret war, 1951-1955
• retreat to the jungle, 1955-1962
• the military takes over, 1962-1968
• the communist juggernaut, 1968-1978
• the national democratic front, 1976-1986
• Burma in upheaval, 1986-1992
• the war continues, 1993.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA24369712
• ISBN:
  • 0813323444
  • 9748496198
• LCCN: 94025846
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boulder,Bangkok
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 514 p., [21] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS530.4
  • NDC8 : 223.8
  • DC20 : 959.105
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Burma -- Politics and government -- 1948-
  • LCSH : Burma -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
  • LCSH : Burma -- Ethnic relations
  • LCSH : Minorities -- Burma
  • LCSH : Opium trade -- Burma
  • FREE : Politics
  • FREE : BurmaGB9587700