Karaoke Fascism : Burma and the Politics of Fear.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (261 pages)
- The Ethnography of Political Violence Series .
- The Ethnography of Political Violence Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Rangoon: End of Strife -- 2. Bombs, Barricades, and the Urban Battlefield -- 3. Darker Than Midnight: Fear, Vulnerability, and Terror-Making -- 4. Sometimes a Cigar Is Just a Cigar -- 5. The Veneer of Modernity -- 6. The Veneer of Conformity -- 7. The Tension of Absurdity -- 8. Fragments of Misery: The People of the New Fields -- 9. The Forest of Time -- 10. Going to Sleep with Karaoke Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
The first in-depth ethnography of the brutal regime in Burma.
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Oppression (Psychology)-Political aspects-Burma. Human rights-Burma. Subversive activities-Burma. Government, Resistance to-Burma-Psychological aspects. Burma-Politics and government-1988-.