Introduction: the fall of Mandalay; 1. Kings and distant wars; 2. The Irrawaddy Valley in the early nineteenth century; 3. The court of Ava; 4. Empire and identity; 5. The grand reforms of King Mindon; 6. Revolt and the coming of British rule; 7. Reformists and royalists at the court of King Thibaw; 8. War and occupation; 9. A colonial society; Conclusions: the making of modern Burma.
A much-needed history of nineteenth-century Burma which lays down the foundations of the modern state.
'... an important contribution towards understanding Burmese history and political developments prior to British annexation in the nineteenth century.' The Book Review '... this is a fascinating account with many new angles of the nineteenth-century kingdom and the impact on it of the British Empire.' Times Literary Supplement
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