Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar

ISBN-13: 9781138820777 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 452 str.

Adam Simpson; Nicholas Farrelly; Ian Holliday

Opis

Few countries in the world have experienced the extraordinary path taken by Myanmar (Burma) over the past few years. After five decades of military rule, national elections in 2010 reinstated legislative influence and ushered in an era of political and economic reforms that are having far reaching impacts. The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on the political, economic and social issues to confront Myanmar. After an introduction by the editors, explaining Myanmar in flux and transition, it is divided into 7 parts:

• Fundamentals
• Spaces
• Cultures
• Living
• Governance
• International
• Challenges

The Handbook discusses the distinctive ethnic composition that has generated civil conflict since independence from Britain in 1948, and how even today there is an ongoing civil war in the far north. Chapters look at the country's array of different cultural affiliations and heritages that have persistently challenged the notion of a single, and simple, -union-, and how the inability of different ethnic and religious communities to live together is testing the overall reform effort. However, chapters also reflect on how this very same diversity has also generated conditions for a wondrous and uplifting array of cultural, religious and artistic outputs. As Myanmar opens to Westerns businesses and government agencies, there will be increasing demand for the rigorous scholarly overview of Myanmar's politics, economics and society that this Handbook will provide. Written by an international team of scholars, with a mix of world-leading established scholars and up-and-coming researchers, the Handbook is an invaluable reference book that will provide a foundation for further research and offer the first port of call for scholars, students and policy makers alike.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Explaining Myanmar in Flux and Transition, Nicholas Farrelly, Ian Holliday and Adam Simpson  Part I: Fundamentals 2. The State, Maitrii Aung-Thwin 3. The Defence Services, Andrew Selth 4. Democracy, John H Badgley and Ian Holliday 5. Ethnicity and Identity, Violet Cho  Part II: Spaces 6. The Capital, Nicholas Farrelly 7. Urban, Jayde Lin Roberts 8. Rural, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung 9. Borderlands, Patrick Meehan and Mandy Sadan 10. Cyber-Spaces, Gerard McCarthy 11. Anomalous Spaces, Nicholas Farrelly  Part III: Cultures 12. Languages, David Bradley 13. Religion, Charles Carstens 14. Arts, Charlotte Galloway 15. Public Discourse, Tom Kean 16. Diasporas, Inga Grusß 17. Youth, Jacqueline Menager  Part IV: Living 18. Political Economy, Lee Jones 19. Agriculture, Ikuko Okamoto 20. Banking and Finance, Thomas Förch 21. FDI and Trade, Jared Bissinger  Part V: Governance 22. Executive, Ian Holliday and Su Mon Thazin Aung 23. Legislature, Renaud Egreteau and Cindy Joelene 24. Judiciary, Melissa Crouch 25. Civil Society, Christina Fink and Adam Simpson 26. Education, Marie Lall 27. Health, Céline Coderey  Part VI: International 28. World, David Steinberg 29. Regional, Jurgen Haacke 30. Neighbourhood, Renaud Egreteau and Li Chenyang 31. International Non-Governmental Organisations and Advocacy, John Dale and Samantha Samuel-Nakka 32. International Law and Inter-Governmental Organisations, Tyler Giannini and Matthew Bugher 33. International Assistance, Ian Holliday and Zaw Htet  Part VII: Challenges 34. Peace and Reconciliation, Kim Jollife 35. Democratisation and Human Rights, Morten Pederson 36. Gender, Khin Mar Mar Kyi 37. Nation Building, Matthew Walton 38. Class and Inequality, Elliott Prasse-Freeman and Phyo Win Latt 39. Environment and Natural Resources, Adam Simpson  Conclusion 40. Myanmar Futures, Adam Simpson, Ian Holliday and Nicholas Farrelly