The book examines the different aspects of Myanmar political history and how different domestic and international agencies played a role in the country’s political transition. It covers Myanmar in the following historical antecedent: pre-independence to the first civilian government; the subsequent political transition from civilian government to military dictatorship, and the transition from authoritarian regime to a democratic government. It attempts to help both academics and general readers who have research and teaching interests or a desire to understand some historical knowledge as to h ... More
Keywords: democracy, engagement, ethnic minority, federalism, military regime, political transition, sanctions
| Print publication date: 2016 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199466306 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: August 2016 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199466306.001.0001 |