Asger Christensen 1995 Examines how the structure and dynamics of Afghan society shaped not only earlier relations between state and society but also the resistance struggle and civil war, and still affect international efforts towards the country’s reconstruction.
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Asian newspapers – Kazakhstan
Via PressReader’s collection you can read a number of Asian newspapers and magazines on the day they are published. The archives only goes back three months. In the new version PressReader it is possible to set your own account and
Asian newspapers – Tajikistan
Via PressReader’s collection you can read a number of Asian newspapers and magazines on the day they are published. The archives only goes back three months. In the new version PressReader it is possible to set your own account and
Bon, Buddhism and Democracy: The Building of a Tibetan National Identity
Per Kværne & Rinzin Thargyal 1993 Whereas the old independent Tibet was based on a Buddhist theocratic order, what is increasingly seen today is a growing national awareness. This perhaps explains moves are being made to create a plural society
Burma and Japan Since 1940: From ‘Co-Prosperity’ to ‘Quiet Dialogue’
Donald M. Seekins 2007 Modern Myanmar/Burma is very much a creation of World War II, when the British colony was occupied by the Japanese, and its immediate aftermath. These years saw the rise of Aung San and his assassination, as
Burma/Myanmar – Where Now?
Mikael Gravers & Flemming Ytzen (eds) 2014 Recent changes in Burma/Myanmar have been called the ‘Burmese democratic spring’. While the international media have mainly focused on the economic opportunities offered by these changes and on the doings and sayings of
Commoners and Nobles: Hereditary Divisions in Tibet
Heidi Fjeld 2005 Written by one of the few scholars who has been able to conduct long-term fieldwork in the TAR, this study explores how Tibetans manoeuvre within two contradictory value systems – those of old Tibet and the new
Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma
Mikael Gravers (ed) 2006 While the image of modern Myanmar/Burma tends to be couched in human rights terms – and especially of a heroic Aung San Suu Kyi opposing an oppressive military regime – in reality there are several conflicts
Fiery Dragons: Banks, Moneylenders and Microfinance in Burma
Sean Turnell 2009 This book tells the story of Burma’s financial system – of its banks, moneylenders and ‘microfinanciers’ – from colonial times to the present day. It argues that Burma’s financial system matters, and that the careful study of