TY - BOOK AU - Aung-Thwin,Michael AU - Aung-Thwin,Maitrii TI - A history of Myanmar since ancient times: traditions and transformations SN - 9781861899019 : AV - DS528.5 .A86 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Reaktion Books KW - Burma KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Social conditions N1 - 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 ER -