Fifty years in the Karen Revolution in Burma : the soldier and the teacher
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Fifty years in the Karen Revolution in Burma : the soldier and the teacher
Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2019
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50 years in the Karen Revolution in Burma
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-166) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma 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.
This 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.
Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma 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.
目次
Editor's Preface
List of Abbreviations
Timeline of Key Events
Introduction, by Martin Smith
1. Early Life
2. Japanese Occupation
3. The Revolution Begins
4. Walking across Burma
5. Life as a Soldier
6. Family
7. Revolution Headquarters
8. Psychological Warfare
9. Life after the Revolution
10. Childhood
11. Burman Harassment
12. Bible School and Missionary Work
13. Marriage
14. Children
15. The Karen Women's Organization
16. The Fall of Manerplaw
17. Australia
References
Index
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