Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile - Softcover

Yawnghwe, Chao Tzang

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9789971988623: Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile
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ISBN 10: 9971988623 ISBN 13: 9789971988623
Publisher: Inst of Southeast Asian Studies, 1987

Synopsis

In this highly personal account, the author, Chao Tzang Yawnghwe, a son of the first President of the Union of Burma, tells of his youth and involvement in the Shan resistance movement. He gives his version of Shan history and explains the complexity of Shan politics covering the issues of autonomy, Shan-Burmese relations, opium, and other contraband trade. He discusses the personalities involved in the war that is now more than twenty years old. The final part of this book is a compendium of who's who in Shan history and politics. The author passed away in July 2004.

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Publisher
Inst of Southeast Asian Studies
Publication date
1987
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9971988623
ISBN 13 
9789971988623
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
275
Rating
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