‘Transfer of civilians’ as a ‘colonial wrong’ in international criminal law? Myanmar’s migration history as a hazardous argument
10 Minutes To ReadAxel Harneit-Sievers cautions against a problematic argument made in a new publication.
Burma: Food, Family and Conflict by Bridget Anderson and Stephen Anderson, Ma Khin Markets, S.L, 2018, 256 Pages.
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews an engrossing tale of family history, national politics and regional cuisine.
In Search of Myanmar: Travels through a Changing Land by James Fable, Independently published, 2019, 422 pages.
4 Minutes To ReadKeith Lyons reviews a book that offers insights into a Myanmar beyond the tourist gaze.
Secrets and Power in Myanmar: Intelligence and the Fall of General Khin Nyunt, By Andrew Selth, Singapore, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019, 248 pp.
10 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson reviews Andrew Selth’s 2019 book on Myanmar’s notorious intelligence services.
Everyday Economic Survival in Myanmar by Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung. Madison: Wisconsin University Press, 2019, 320 pages.
5 Minutes To ReadElizabeth Rhoads reviews Ardeth Thawngmung’s 2019 book on the politics of quotidian survival strategies in Myanmar.
Myanmar’s Buddhist-Muslim Crisis: Rohingya, Arakanese, and Burmese Narratives of Siege and Fear, by John Holt. Honolulu, Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, 2019. 301pp.
7 Minutes To ReadChu May Paing reviews a new book on narratives of siege and fear in three cities of Myanmar.
The Traffic in Hierarchy: Masculinity and Its Others in Buddhist Burma by Ward Keeler, Honolulu, University of Hawaii’ Press, 2017. 331 pages.
6 Minutes To ReadKhin Mar Mar Kyi reviews Ward Keeler’s book on gender and Burmese Buddhist practices in Myanmar.
Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change, edited by Lisa Brooten, Jane Madlyn McElhone and Gayathry Venkiteswaran, ISEAS, Singapore, 2019, 407 Pages.
9 Minutes To ReadDaniel Wood reviews how Myanmar Media in Transition unravels legacies of authoritarianism, carving new spaces for dissent.
Myanmar Transformed? People, Places and Politics edited by Justine Chambers, Gerard McCarthy, Nicholas Farrelly and Chit Win, ISEAS, Singapore, 2018, 333 Pages.
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews a new anthology on Myanmar’s political transition and governance. Myanmar’s transformation from a military dictatorship to a relatively democratic form of governance has been under scrutiny for […]
Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya’ Conflict by Anthony Ware and Costas Laoutides. London: Hurst, 2018, 224pp.
6 Minutes To ReadElliott Prasse-Freeman argues that a new book sacrifices analytical rigor for antipolitical “objectivity.”