Frontier Ethnic Minorities and the Making of the Modern Union of Myanmar - The Origin of State-Building and Ethnonationalism

This book is concerned with three major issues in the relationship between the frontier peoples and the modern Union of Myanmar: the awakening of a sense of national identity among the frontier peoples of Myanmar and their nationalist movement; main factors driving the minorities to merge with Burmans to form a federal union; and the role of the British government in this the interlinked history of Burma Proper and the ethnic minorities.

Chapters 1-3 present an overall account of the historical evolution, geographical distribution and colonial experiences of the frontier peoples in 1824-1945. This provides the backdrop to and context for the rise of political awareness in general and a sense of national identity in particular among this population in 1945-1948, which are examined in Chapters 4-6. Key topics include their political coming of age following the end of WWII, the Panglong Conference, the 1947 Constitution and Myanmar's independence in 1948. Chapter 7 considers a number of critical issues, including the complex dynamics of nationalism, Aung San's thought and policy on ethnic minorities and Britain's role in Myanmar's pursuit of independence.

List of contents

Introduction - Origins, Development and Geographic Distribution of Frontier Peoples - Colonization of Frontier Peoples (1824-1897) - Political System of Frontier Peoples (1897-1945) - Awakening of National Identity Among Frontier Peoples (1945 -1947) - Development of National Identity among Frontier Peoples: The Panglong Conference (1947) - National Identity of Frontier Peoples: The 1947 Constitution and The Establishment of Union of Myanmar in 1948 - Debatable Issues - Conclusions - Summary - Afterword.

Product details

• Authors: Zhu Xianghui
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.07.2023
• EAN: 9781433177187
• ISBN: 978-1-4331-7718-7
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 16 mm x 225 mm
• Weight: 419 g
• Illustrations: 1 Abb.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; State, Modern, Myanmar, Union, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Origin, Building, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Making, Minorities, Frontier, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Asian History, ethnic, Ethnic minority, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Myanmar (Burma), Aung San, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Ethnonationalism, Burma Proper, Right of Secession, Union of Burma, Xianghui, British Colonial Government, Zhu Xianghui