The Enduring Legacy and Historical Continuity of Kokang’s Mutinies
10 Minutes To ReadXu Peng analyses Kokang’s tumultuous past and its ongoing impact on Myanmar’s politics.
Teaching History in Post-Coup Myanmar: Reading Textbooks Upside Down and Sideways
9 Minutes To ReadRosalie Metro discusses how Myanmar government textbooks can be used in innovative ways.
The City and the Wilderness: Indo-Persian Encounters in Southeast Asia, Arash Khazeni, University of California Press, 2020, 264 pages.
8 Minutes To ReadChristian Gilberti reviews a recent book on Persian travellers in Southeast Asia.
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.
Decolonial Worldmaking, Burmese Independence, and the Karen Struggle
15 Minutes To ReadShona Loong uses world histories of anti-colonial nationalism to reexamine the Karen struggle.
Explorers, Rebels and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of the Myanmar-China Railway
12 Minutes To ReadFrances O’Morchoe details the lesser-known history of the Myanmar-China railway in nineteenth-century Burma.
Foreigners, Fighting and Phaleristics: Military Medals in British Burma
14 Minutes To ReadAndrew Selth assesses the value of military medals to researchers interested in Burma’s modern history. It has been said that a country’s culture is a window unto its soul. With this […]
Early Modern History and Colonial Rule: A Story of Subnational Development in Myanmar
15 Minutes To ReadHtet Thiha Zaw examines if early history explains subsequent state presence in Bago, Myanmar.
Teaching Ethnic Languages, Cultures and Histories in Government Schools Today: Great Opportunities, Giant Pitfalls? (Part 3)
9 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, on the prospects of teaching ethnic histories when decentralizing education.
Unfolding Scenes Behind the Curtain
8 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win describes the history behind the distribution of Bogyoke Aung Gyi’s letter.