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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 ; London : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2019.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Sheera, Naw, 1932-
  • Olinga-Shannon, Stephanie.
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 172 pages) : illustrations.
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 (pages 165-166) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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
2019018733
OCLC
ssj0002260615
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 ; London : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Sheera, Naw, 1932-
Olinga-Shannon, Stephanie.
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