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Burma: The State of Myanmar
Author(s): David I. Steinberg (Author)
- Publisher: Georgetown University Press
- Publication Date: 30 Nov. 2001
- Edition: Revised ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 0878408932
- ISBN-13: 9780878408931
Book Description
Long isolated by rigid military rule, Burma, or Myanmar, is one of the least known, significantly sized states in the world. David I. Steinberg sheds new light on this reclusive state by exploring issues of authority and legitimacy in its politics, economics, social structure, and culture since the popular uprising and military coup of 1988. Exploring the origins of that year’s tumultuous events, Steinberg analyzes a generation of preceding military governments and their attempts to address the nation’s problems. This paperback edition includes a postscript that reveals the most current and critical issues facing Burma since the publications of the original hardvoer in March 2001. Steinberg brings readers up to date on the recent release of political prisoners, economic and military conditions, United Nations actions, and the complex, ever-changing relationship between Thailand and Myanmar.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Illuminate[s] every nook and cranny of a country that has been trying to hide from the world.Foreign Affairs
This serious analysis should not be ignored.
Well-written and easily digested.
About the Author
David I. Steinberg is the director of Asian studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a senior consultant to the Asia Foundation. He is the author of ten books, including The Future of Burma: Crisis and Choice in Myanmar (1990).
