Strong soldiers, failed revolution the state and military in Burma, 1962-1988
General Ne Win's state reformation in the name of the 'Burmese Way to Socialism' contributed to the expansion of the political role of the Myanmar Armed Forces, the 'tatmadaw', but the underlying dynamics of this change remain poorly understood. Drawing on propaganda publica...
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| Language: | English |
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Singapore
NUS Press
2013
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| Series: | Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies / Center for Southeast Asian studies, Kyoto University
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : a failed revolution made a strong military regime
- Nation-state building and the coercive apparatus in modern Burma
- The origin of "the Burmese way to socialism" : formation of state ideology and military politics
- Party-state manqué : Ne Win's revolution and the Burma Socialist Programme Party
- Destroy the bureaucracy! : transformation of the civilian bureaucracy in the name of revolution
- "Winner-take-all" : an analysis of Burma's political elite
- Formation of a garrison state : the politics of dictator military relations
- Conclusion : the end of revolution
- Epilogue : post-1988 politics.