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Nationalism in British Colonial Burma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2011

Cecil Hobbs
Cecil Hobbs
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Four Factors will influence British colonial policy in Burma: (1) public opinion in various countries of the world; (2) liberal thought in England itself; (3) Japan's occupation of Burma; and (4) the growth of nationalism within Burma.

Though all these factors are important, this discussion will be concerned with only the last, namely, Burmese nationalism and its development. Burmese nationalism is of fairly recent origin. After the annexation of Burma by the British in 1886, there was no nationalistic movement revolving about the dethroned Burmese king or the royal family. It was not until after the first World War that the Burmans showed any marked interest in national politics. In 1923,after certain reforms had been introduced organizations of a nationalist character known as wunthanu were formed. The avowed purpose of these groups was to obtain a larger voice in local administration.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , February 1947 , pp. 113 - 121
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1947

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References

1 Burma during the Japanese occupation (Simla: Government of India Press, 1944), vol. 2, p. 142.

2 Rangoon gazette, July 8, 1940.

3 U Ba Thi war resolution, moved in the Burma House of Representatives on Sept. 2, 1940 as recorded in the Rangoon gazette weekly budget, Sept. 2, 1940.

4 Pacific affairs, 16 (Sept. 1943), 298.

5 Ibid., p. 300.