1st Edition

Burma In Revolt Opium And Insurgency Since 1948

By Bertil Lintner Copyright 1995
    554 Pages
    by Routledge

    554 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book explains how Burma's booming drug production, insurgency, and counter-insurgency interrelate—and why the country has been unable to shake off thirty years of military rule and build a modern, democratic society.

    1. "The Rangoon Government" 2. The Burmese Jigsaw 3. "Peace Within One Year" 4. The Secret War 5. Retreat to the Jungle 6. The Military Takes Over 7. The Communist Juggernaut 8. Guns, Drugs, and Ethnic Resistance 9. Burma in Upheaval 10. The Strife Continues