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Acknowledgments -- Maps -- Preliminary notes -- Introduction -- 1: Crises That Are Burma/Myanmar -- What is Burma? -- Why are we interested in Burma/Myanmar? -- Why should we be interested in Burma/Myanmar? -- What can we learn from Burma/Myanmar? -- Why is learning about Burma/Myanmar so difficult? -- What are the crises facing Burma/Myanmar? -- 2: Important Residues From The Precolonial Period -- How does Burmese history relate to contemporary events? --How did Burmese kings view governance and authority, and is this relevant today? -- What were Burma's relations with internal peoples, regions, and neighboring states? -- What was the role of Buddhism in traditional Burma? -- 3: Colonial Era's Importance in Understanding Burma/Myanmar Today -- What led to the three Anglo-Burman Wars of the nineteenth century? -- What was the role of India in colonial Burma, what are its residual influences, and why are they important? -- What economic development programs did the British introduce? -- What was the role of Buddhism during this period and what social changes affected the society? -- How did Burmese nationalism develop and what have been its effects? -- What was the impact of World War II on Burma, and what effect did the Japanese conquest have on Burma and its future? -- How did the Burma army develop in the colonial period and under the Japanese? -- How do the Burmese today consider the colonial era? -- 4: Independence And The Civilian Government (1948-1962): Mixed Heritages -- How did independence come about? -- What was the role of Aung San? -- How did Burma deal with the political and ethnic rebellions? -- Why didn't burma join the commonwealth?
-- How did the Chinese nationalist incursion affect Burma? -- What were relations with the United States? -- What were relations with China? -- Was Burma communist or socialist, and what were the ideological influences on the society? -- What were the government's plans for economic development? -- What were effects of
the 1947 civilian constitution? -- How did the AFPFL operate and govern? -- What caused the military "caretaker" government, how did it function, and what was its legacy? -- How did the minorities fare under the civilian government? -- How did the 1960 elections affect Burma? -- What caused the coup of 1962? -- How may we evaluate the civilian, democratic period? -- 5: Military Coup, The Socialist Period (1962-1988), And The Perpetuation Of Military Rule -- What were the effects of the coup? -- What was the "Burmese way to socialism"? -- How did the BSPP operate? -- What was the impact of the socialist policies? -- How were foreign relations under the BSPP? -- How did the 1974 constitution come about and what was its impact? -- How did the indigenous minorities fare under the 1974 unitary state? -- How were monks registered? -- How was citizenship defined? -- What was the role of general/president/chairman Ne Win? -- What happened to the economy in the 1980s? -- What were the causes of the 1988 people's revolution and the coup that followed? --
6: SLORC/SPDC Era (1988-Present): Continuation Of Military Power -- What was the SLORC and how did it change into the SPDC? -- Who were the leaders of the military in this period, and how were they trained? -- What political and economic policies were instituted shortly after the coup? -- How did the political opposition develop and what was the national league for democracy? -- What was the role of Aung San Suu Kyi and what has happened to her? -- What were the May 1990 elections about and what were the internal and external results? -- What were the SLORC/SPDC's international relations, and how did Asian and Western nations react to the coup and the regime? -- What is the state of social services in Myanmar? -- What is the status of the private sector in Myanmar? -- What is the status and role of the military in Myanmar? -- How does the narcotics trade affect the society and international relations? -- What are the roles and influence of minority religions (Islam, Christianity) in Myanmar? -- What is and has been the status of women in Burma/Myanmar? -- What is the status of the cease-fires with minority insurrections in Myanmar? -- What are relations with the United States? -- What are relations with China and what is the status of the Chinese in Myanmar? -- What is India's policy toward Myanmar and how did it change? -- What was Japan's relationship with Burma/Myanmar? -- What has been the role of civil society and quasi-governmental groups? -- What is the status of human right in Myanmar? -- Why was general/prime minister Khin Nyunt removed from power, and what did this mean? -- Why was the capital moved from Rangoon to Naypyidaw?
-- What is the role of Buddhism in Myanmar today and what is its relation to political legitimacy? -- What happened in the Saffron Revolution of 2007? -- What were the internal and external effects of cyclone Nargis in 2008? -- What happened in the referendum on the constitution in 2008 and what are its provisions? -- 7: Nature of
Burmese Politics -- How do politics in Burma/Myanmar function, and what are its implications? -- 8: Issues In Myanmar's Future -- What are the current and future strategic interests of foreign powers in Myanmar? -- What is the future of the military in Myanmar under any new government? -- How will the minorities deal with the new government? -- What types of economic crises does the country face? -- What are the social crises facing the state? -- What are the needs of the state in a transition to a new government? -- What role is there for multilateral and bilateral donors? -- Is democracy a reasonable expectation for Myanmar in the near term? in the future? -- What role can the major powers play in Myanmar? -- What might be the roles of ASEAN, the UN, and the EU? -- What might the role of the Burmese diaspora be in a new government? -- Coda -- Postscript -- Suggested reading -- Index -- About the author -- Photos follow page 104
