Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel
Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel

Author: Smith Dun

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1501719092

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The Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Army, nicknamed the "four-foot Colonel," offers an account of his nation's struggle for independence from a unique perspective. General Dun describes his background, his early life and training (in England and India), and his involvement with the Burmese nationalist movement. He also explains his position in the struggles between the emerging Burmese nation and various minority groups such as the Karens, of which he was a member. This third-person account is filled with humor and insight and allows the reader a rare glimpse into the mind of a powerful personality.

Studies on Vietnamese Language and Literature
Studies on Vietnamese Language and Literature

Author: Nguyen Dinh Tham

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1501718827

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This work contains over 2,500 entries to guide students and scholars interested in the languages and literature of Vietnam. The books, monographs, and journal articles considered are those written in the Western languages (especially French and English). Meticulously researched and indexed, this bibliography is both the first of its kind and an invaluable reference tool.

The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia: Volume 2, Part 2, From World War II to the Present
The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia: Volume 2, Part 2, From World War II to the Present

Author: Nicholas Tarling

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-01-28

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1316154246

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In these four volumes, published in paperback in 2000, twenty-two scholars of international reputation consider the whole of mainland and island Southeast Asia from Burma to Indonesia. Each volume has a new preface which points to the relationships with the other volumes. The prefaces also comment on some of the research into and thinking about the subject undertaken since the original contributions were completed for the first edition. Volume 2, Part 2 covers the period from World War II to the present and examines the end of European colonial empires, the emergence of political structures of the independent states, economic and social change, religious change in contemporary Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia's role and identity in decolonisation, and the ongoing weakening of links with the West.