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Acknowledgements viii
Author's Note ix
Glossary x
Acronyms xii
Maps xiv, xv
Introduction 1
Historical Legacies 13
Pre-colonial principalities and kingdoms 14
British rule 17
Independence 21
Beginnings of militarization 26
The Ne Win Years, 1962-88 31
The Revolutionary Council, 1962-74 31
The BSPP era, 1974-88 36
Resistance in the cities 42
Outside the `legal fold' 46
Breaking the Silence, 1988-90 50
Six weeks of nationwide protests 55
Civil society re-emerges 58
The need for leadership 60
The election campaign 63
Post-election struggles 69
Military Rule Continues 77
Military ascendancy 78
The National Convention 82
The release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 86
Student demonstrations, 1996 91
The regime changes its name 94
Families: Fostering Conformity 100
Collective amnesia 101
Activist families 105
Shifting values 112
Split families 114
Ethnic minority families 117
Communities: Going with the Flow 120
Obedience is a habit 121
A nation of prisoners 123
A climate of fear 127
The threat of independent groups 133
Corruption 135
The Military: A Life Sentence 143
Reasons for joining 145
The danger of expressing an opinion 148
1988-90 151
Brutality and desertion 154
The rise of the military intelligence 156
Prison: `Life University' 159
Torture and maintaining morale 162
Life university 163
Feelings of guilt 166
Female prisoners 167
Covert assistance 169
Release 172
Education: Floating Books and Bathroom Tracts 174
The curriculum 175
Buying good grades 178
University life 179
Study groups and floating books 183
Teashops and bathrooms 186
Radio and other educational sources 190
The Artistic Community: In the Dark, Every 197
Cat is Black
Censorship 197
The power of music 202
`Mad' art 207
Public talks 209
Religion and Magic: Disappearing Jewels and 213
Poltergeists
Buddhism and politics 213
The disappearing jewels 218
Monks and the NLD 220
Repression of Christians 222
Exploitation of Muslims 225
Fortune-telling and sympathetic magic 227
Spirits of the dead 230
The Internationalization of Burma's Politics 232
Foreign governments' relations with Burma 232
Corporations, the media and international 242
campaigns
Political and humanitarian assistance 245
Conclusion: A Different Burma 250
Where is Burma's Ramos? 251
The restoration of civil society 253
Notes 257
Bibliography 270
Index 276