Seekins, Donald M. <br/><br/>
State and Society in Modern Rangoon. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (273 pages) 
 - Asia's Transformations Series .
 - Asia's Transformations Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Maps -- 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, 1988-2009 -- 9 Rangoon's new Buddhist landscapes -- Conclusion: state and society -- Notes -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Rangoon, a city of many identities, has since colonial times been a focus of conflict between the vertical power of the (colonial, military-run) state and the horizontal power and coping strategies of its residents. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781317601548 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rangoon (Burma) - Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS7119.R36 S44 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>959.1