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A history of Myanmar since ancient times : traditions and transformations / Michael and Maitrii Aung-Thwin.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2012.Description: 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781861899019 :
  • 1861899017 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS528.5 .A86 2012
Contents:
Timeline -- Preface -- Prologue : a synthesis of old and new -- Introduction : a different perspective -- The setting -- Prehistory -- The Urban Period -- Pagan : the golden age of Myanmar -- Ava and Pegu : a tale of two kingdoms -- The 'early modern' experiment -- Return to the 'heartland' -- The last Myanmar dynasty -- Disintegration of the Burmese Kingdom, 1824-1886 -- Reintegration and British Burma, 1886-1942 -- Fragmentation and the union of Myanmar, 1942-1962 -- Reconstruction and nation-building, 1962-2011 -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-303) and index.

Timeline -- Preface -- Prologue : a synthesis of old and new -- Introduction : a different perspective -- The setting -- Prehistory -- The Urban Period -- Pagan : the golden age of Myanmar -- Ava and Pegu : a tale of two kingdoms -- The 'early modern' experiment -- Return to the 'heartland' -- The last Myanmar dynasty -- Disintegration of the Burmese Kingdom, 1824-1886 -- Reintegration and British Burma, 1886-1942 -- Fragmentation and the union of Myanmar, 1942-1962 -- Reconstruction and nation-building, 1962-2011 -- Conclusion.

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