Rangoon, a city of many identities, has since colonial times been a focus of conflict between the vertical power of the (colonial, military-run) state and the horizontal power and coping strategies of its residents. INDICE: Introduction: the 'Abode of the King' and the 'City of Peace' 1. The Shwedagon Pagoda -- Sacred Space and Power Politics 2. The Rise and Fall ofBritish Rangoon, 1824 -- 1941 3. Landscapes of Resistance in Colonial Rangoon4. The City from War to Military Rule, 1941 -- 1958 5. The City under Military Rule, 1958 -- 1988 6. Covert and Overt Resistance to the State, 1962 -- 19767. Rangoon from Popular Uprising to Pacification, 1987 --1988 8. TransformingRangoon, 1988 -- 2008 9. Rangoon's New Buddhist Landscapes
- ISBN: 978-0-415-31852-5
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 09/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés