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This book examines the ideas that have structured half a century of civil
war in Burma, and the roles which political elites and foreign networks –
from colonial missionaries to aid worker activists – have played in mediat-
ing understandings of ethnic conflict in the country. The book includes a
brief overview of pre-colonial and colonial Burma, and the emergence of
ethnic identity as a politically salient characteristic. It describes the struggle
for independence and the parliamentary era (1948–62), and the quarter-
century of military–socialist rule that followed (1962–88). The book ana-
lyses the causes, dynamics and impacts of ongoing armed conflict in Burma,
since the 1988 ‘‘democracy uprising’’ through to the 2007 ‘‘saffron revolu-
tion’’ (when monks and ordinary people took to the streets in protest
against the military regime). There is a special focus on the plight of dis-
placed people, and the ways in which local and international agencies have
responded. The book also examines one of the most significant, but least
well understood, political developments in Burma over the last 20 years: the
series of ceasefires agreed since 1989 between the military government and
most armed ethnic groups. The positive and negative impacts of the cease-
fires are analysed, including a study of civil society among ethnic nationality
communities. This analysis leads to a discussion of the nature of social and
political change in Burma, and a re-examination of some commonly held
assumptions regarding the country, including issues of ethnicity and federalism.
The book concludes with a brief Epilogue, taking account of Cyclone
Nargis, which struck Burma on 2 and 3 May 2008, resulting in a massive
humanitarian crisis.
Ashley South
First published 2008
by Routledge
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or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,
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South, Ashley.
Ethnic politics in Burma: states of conflict/Ashley South.
p. cm. – (Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series; 19)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Ethnic conflict–Burma. 2. Conflict management–Burma.
3. Burma–Ethnic relations. 4. Burma–Politics and government–1988- I.
Title.
HN670.7.S62S68 2008
305.8009591–dc22
2007051266
List of illustrations x
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xvii
Definitions (key concepts) xix
Acronyms and abbreviations xxi
Burmese place names xxiv
Part I
Conflicting histories 1
1 Shifting identities 3
2 State and society, grievance and greed, ethnicity and insurgency 22
Part II
Armed conflict since 1988 47
3 Enemies and allies on the Thailand border 49
4 The costs of conflict 77
Part III
State, ceasefires and civil society 115
5 The SPDC and the ceasefire movement 117
6 Civil society and social change 173
7 Re-imagining communities 200
Epilogue 223
Appendix 231
Notes 233
Bibliography 246
Index 257
Illustrations
Tables
4.1 Typology of Forced Migration 79
4.2 Distribution of Internally Displaced Persons 84
5.1 Main Ceasefire Groups in Burma 122
5.2 Other Ceasefire Forces (not always listed by government) 126
5.3 Ceasefires in Burma: Positive and Negative Developments 130
7.1 Types of Transition (Regime Reform and Regime Change) 205
Maps
1 Burma: States and Divisions xi
2 Major Ethnic Groups of Burma xii
Map 1 Burma: States and Divisions
Map 2 Major Ethnic Groups of Burma
Preface
‘‘Burma’’ or ‘‘Myanmar’’?
In June 1989, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) mili-
tary junta re-named the state Myanmar Naing-ngan. At the same time, a
number of other place names were changed, e.g. Rangoon became Yangon,
Pegu became Bago, Moulmein became Mawlamyine; the names of several
ethnic groups were also re-cast, e.g. the Karen became officially known as
Kayin (a Burmese exonym). In some cases, these changes represented a
‘‘Burmanisation’’ of indigenous names; in others, the new word more closely
resembled local pronunciation than had the old colonial-era Romanisation.1
The terms ‘‘Burma’’ and ‘‘Myanmar’’ are understood and used quite differ-
ently among different communities in and from the country. The use of
‘‘Burma’’ generally signifies a rejection of the military government’s legitimacy.
Most opposition groups, including the National League for Democracy
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