Burma at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

Book Description
This is the first study in a half century of one of the least known societies in the contemporary world. Burma at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century provides insight into the everyday lives, concerns, and values of the people of this reclusive nation. Prominent anthropologists and religion scholars with in-depth, long-term knowledge of central Burma offer detailed analyses of the ways in which Burmese actively manage and create lives for themselves in the shadow of a military dictatorship. Their research crosses the domains of religious, political, and social life, examining public festivals and performance, local-state relations, literary life, lottery frenzies, mass meditators, political rumors and black humor, the value of children, changing male identities and more in this impressive, wide-ranging collection.

About the Author
Monique Skidmore is an Australian Research Council scholar at the Centre for Cross Cultural Research, Australian National University. Contributors: Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière, Gavin Douglas, Gustaaf Houtman, Ingrid Jordt, Ward Keeler, Jennifer Leehey, Guilaume Rozenberg, Mandy Sadan, Juliane Schober, Monique Skidmore, Keiko Tosa.


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