Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. The Contributors ix
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. State-society Relations in Southeast Asia 10
7. 3. Minorities and State-building in Mainland Southeast Asia 30
8. 4. British Policy towards Myanmar and the Creation of the ‘Burma Problem’ 70
9. 5. Between Democracy and Economic Development: Japan’s Policy towards Burma/Myanmar Then and Now 96
10. 6. Legitimacy in Burma/Myanmar: Concepts and Implications 109
11. 7. Associational Life in Myanmar: Past and Present 143
12. 8. Mapping the Contours of Human Security Challenges in Myanmar 172
13. 9. Reflections on Confidence-building and Cooperation among Ethnic Groups in Myanmar: A Karen Case Study 219
14. 10. Peace Initiatives among Ethnic Nationalities: The Kachin Case 236
15. 11. The Shan in Myanmar 256
16. 12. Reality Check on the Sanctions Policy against Myanmar 278
17. Index 289