State and Society in Modern Rangoon

Donald M. Seekins is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Meio University in Okinawa, Japan, and has been researching the contemporary politics and society of Burma since 1988. His books include The Disorder in Order: the Army-State in Burma since 1962 (2002), The Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar) and Burma and Japan since 1940: From ‘Co-Prosperity’ to ‘Quiet Dialogue’ (2007).

• Introduction: the ‘Abode of the King’ and the ‘City of Peace’ 1. The Shwedagon Pagoda – Sacred Space and Power Politics 2. The Rise and Fall of British Rangoon, 1824 – 1941 3. Landscapes of Resistance in Colonial Rangoon 4. The City from War to Military Rule, 1941 – 1958 5. The City under Military Rule, 1958 – 1988 6. Covert and Overt Resistance to the State, 1962 – 1976 7. Rangoon from Popular Uprising to Pacification, 1987 –1988 8. Transforming Rangoon, 1988 – 2008 9. Rangoon’s New Buddhist Landscapes

"Clearly the result of decades of visits to and study of Burma, Seekins's book offers readers a grounded, lively and altogether lucid introduction to the dynamic and fascinating South East Asian city of Rangoon...Because Seekins's prose is so accessible, State and Society in Modern Rangoon could profitably be used in introductory South East Asian history courses or in a comparative politics course." - South East Asia Research (Volume 20, Number 1)