Burma remains a land in deep crisis. The popular uprising of 1988 swept away 26 years of military rule under General Ne Win in name only. The National League for Democracy of Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide victory in the 1990 election. But, as this book relates, the military remained in control and the future of Burma looks more problematic than ever. With unparalleled command of largely inaccessible Burmese sources and interviews with many of the leading participants, Martin Smith charts the rise of modern political parties and unravels the complexities of the long-running insurgencies waged by opposition groups, including the Communist Party of Burma, the Karen National Union and a host of other ethnic nationalist movements.
- ISBN10 0862328683
- ISBN13 9780862328689
- Publish Date 1 January 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 July 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Zed Books Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 512
- Language English