State and society in modern Rangoon
著者
書誌事項
State and society in modern Rangoon
(Asia's transformations / edited by Mark Selden)
Routledge, c2011
大学図書館所蔵 全7件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
While most of Asia's major cities are increasingly homogenized by rapid economic growth and cultural globalization, Rangoon, which is Burma's former capital and largest city, still bears the imprint of a unique and often turbulent history. It is the site of the Shwedagon Pagoda, a focus of Buddhist pilgrimage and devotion since the early second millennium C.E. that continues to play a major role in national life. In 1852, the British occupied Rangoon and made it their colonial capital, building a modern port and administrative center based on western designs. It became the capital of independent Burma in 1948, but in 2005 the State Peace and Development Council military junta established a new, heavily fortified capital at Naypyidaw, 320 kilometers north of the old capital.
A major motive for the capital relocation was the regime's desire to put distance between itself and Rangoon's historically restive population. Reacting to the huge anti-government demonstrations of "Democracy Summer" in 1988, the new military regime used massive violence to pacify the city and sought to transform it in line with its supreme goal of state security. However, the "Saffron Revolution" of September 2007 showed that Rangoon's traditions of resistance reaching back to the colonial era are still very much alive.
目次
Introduction: the 'Abode of the King' and the 'City of Peace' 1. The Shwedagon Pagoda - Sacred Space and Power Politics 2. The Rise and Fall of British Rangoon, 1824 - 1941 3. Landscapes of Resistance in Colonial Rangoon 4. The City from War to Military Rule, 1941 - 1958 5. The City under Military Rule, 1958 - 1988 6. Covert and Overt Resistance to the State, 1962 - 1976 7. Rangoon from Popular Uprising to Pacification, 1987 -1988 8. Transforming Rangoon, 1988 - 2008 9. Rangoon's New Buddhist Landscapes
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