Singapore. NUS Press. 2013. Maps, xv + 541 pp, index, bibliography, glossary, paperback. Soldiers and Diplomacy explores Burma's relations with the outside world since independence in 1948, and addresses the key question of the ongoing role of the military in Burma's foreign policy post-junta context. The co-authors, a political scientist... More
Singapore. Singapore University Press. 2009. xiv + 322pp, bibliography, index, paperback. For many years Myanmar operated an inward-looking economic system built on import substitution. Ultimately this policy collapsed, leaving a legacy of inefficient state economic enterprises and widespread poverty. Political unrest in 1988 led a newly installed military government to... More
NUS Press. x + 257pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, paperback. Prisms on the Golden Pagoda is a collection of papers on national reconciliation process written by activists and scholars who have been deeply involved with this issue for many years. The workshop was purely an academic meeting, but the interest... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2013. xxi + 358 pages, index, bibliography, paperback. General Ne Win's state reformation in the name of the "Burmese Way to Socialism" contributed to the expansion of the political role of the Myanmar Armed Forces, the tatmadaw, but the underlying dynamics of this change remain poorly understood... More
Thailand. Silkworm Books. 2010. Black and white photographic illustrations, x + 256 pages, index, bibliography, notes, paperback. Than Shwe is one of the world’s most notorious dictators, presiding over a military regime that persists in repressing and brutalizing its own people. Until now, his story has not been told. Than... More
Norwalk. EastBridge. 2002. xxxvii + 371pp, index, paperback. Signed by the author. "The first book on the inner workings of the Tatmadaw and essential reading for any student of Burma. The key to coming to grips with modern Burma is understanding the country's armed forces, which have dominated all aspects... More
