Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The fall of Mandalay
- 1 Kings and distant wars
- 2 The Irrawaddy valley in the early nineteenth century
- 3 The Court of Ava
- 4 Empire and identity
- 5 The grand reforms of King Mindon
- 6 Revolt and the coming of British rule
- 7 Reformists and royalists at the court of King Thibaw
- 8 War and occupation
- 9 A colonial society
- Conclusion: The making of modern Burma
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The fall of Mandalay
- 1 Kings and distant wars
- 2 The Irrawaddy valley in the early nineteenth century
- 3 The Court of Ava
- 4 Empire and identity
- 5 The grand reforms of King Mindon
- 6 Revolt and the coming of British rule
- 7 Reformists and royalists at the court of King Thibaw
- 8 War and occupation
- 9 A colonial society
- Conclusion: The making of modern Burma
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Making of Modern Burma , pp. v - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001