Burma In Revolt: Opium And Insurgency Since 1948

by Bertil Lintner

Overview

This book explains how Burma's booming drug production, insurgency, and counter-insurgency interrelate—and why the country has been unable to shake off thirty years of military rule and build a modern, democratic society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367009366
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/17/2019
Pages:	554
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

1. "The Rangoon Government" 2. The Burmese Jigsaw 3. "Peace Within One Year" 4. The Secret War 5. Retreat to the Jungle 6. The Military Takes Over 7. The Communist Juggernaut 8. Guns, Drugs, and Ethnic Resistance 9. Burma in Upheaval 10. The Strife Continues

Editorial Reviews

Lintner, a freelance writer based in Thailand and the author of three previous books on Burma, draws on his extensive travels and personal meetings with rebel commanders, ethnic leaders, and other key figures to explore the interrelationship of drugs, insurgency, counterinsurgency, and politics in a poor and bitterly divided nation now in its 47th year of internal warfare. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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