Calibrated Engagement Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar

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Synopsis

For decades, the heartland of Myanmar has been configured as a pacified space under military surveillance. A closer look reveals how politics is enacted at distance with the state. Calibrated Engagement weaves together ethnography and history to chronicle the transformation of rural politics in Anya, the dry lands of central Myanmar. The book presents situations as varied as local elections, inheritance transmissions, land conflicts and ceremonies, to show that politics is about how people calibrate the way they engage with each other.

Book details

Series:: Asian Anthropologies (Book 17)
Author:: Stéphen Huard
ISBN:: 9781805396796
Related ISBNs:: 9781805396772
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Pages:: 336
Reading age:: Not specified
Includes images:: No
Date of addition:: 2024-09-30
Usage restrictions:: Copyright
Copyright by:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Categories:: Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Sociology