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Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma the soldier and the teacher

Title
Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma [electronic resource] : the soldier and the teacher / Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera ; edited by Stephanie Olinga-Shannon ; with an introduction by Martin Smith.
Author
Ralph, Saw 1930-
Publication
Ithaca : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.

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Additional Authors
  • Sheera, Naw 1932-
  • Olinga-Shannon, Stephanie.
Description
1 online resource.
Summary
"A rare, intimate look inside the Karen people's liberation struggle against the Burmese armed forces, one of the longest ethnic insurgencies in the world (1949- ) through the eyes of a guerilla leader and his wife"--
Uniform Title
Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma (Online)
Alternative Title
  • Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma (Online)
  • 50 years in the Karen revolution in Burma
Subject
  • Ralph, Saw, 1930-
  • Sheera, Naw, 1932-
  • Karen National Liberation Army
  • Karen Women's Organization
  • Karen (Southeast Asian people) > Burma > Biography
  • Insurgency > Burma > Karen State
  • Karen State (Burma) > History > Autonomy and independence movements
  • Burma > Politics and government > 1948-
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Contents
Early life -- Japanese occupation -- The revolution begins -- Walking across Burma -- Life as a soldier -- Family -- Revolution headquarters -- Psychological warfare -- Life after the revolution -- Childhood -- Burman harassment -- Bible school and missionary work -- Marriage -- Children -- The Karen Women's Organization -- The fall of Manerplaw -- Australia.
LCCN
2019019512
OCLC
ssj0002247740
Author
Ralph, Saw 1930-
Title
Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma [electronic resource] : the soldier and the teacher / Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera ; edited by Stephanie Olinga-Shannon ; with an introduction by Martin Smith.
Imprint
Ithaca : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Sheera, Naw 1932-
Olinga-Shannon, Stephanie.
Other Form:
Print version: Ralph, 1930- author. Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma First edition. Ithaca : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020 9781501746949 (DLC) 2019018733
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