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Author:
Ralph, Saw 1930- author.
Title:
Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma : the soldier and the teacher / Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera ; edited by Stephanie Olinga-Shannon ; with an introduction by Martin Smith.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Southeast Asia Program Publicationsan imprint of Cornell University Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xvi, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subject:
Ralph, Saw--1930-
Sheera, Naw,--1932-
Karen National Liberation Army.
Karen Women's Organization.
Karen National Liberation Army.
Karen (Southeast Asian people)--Burma--Biography.
Karen State (Burma)--Autonomy and independence movements.--Autonomy and independence movements.
Insurgency--Karen State.--Karen State.
Burma--Politics and government--1948-
Autonomy and independence movements.
Insurgency.
Karen (Southeast Asian people)
Politics and government.
Burma.
Burma--Karen State.
Bürgerkrieg
Ethnische Beziehungen
Karen
Minderheitenpolitik
Politische Wissenschaft
Unabhängigkeitsbewegung
Birma
Karenstaat
Since 1948
Biographies.
History.
Other Authors:
Sheera, Naw, 1932- author.
Olinga-Shannon, Stephanie, editor.
Smith, Martin, writer of introduction
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1501746944
9781501746949
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1098230558
LCCN:
2019018733
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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