Publication
Apr 2011
The central unresolved issue facing Burma/Myanmar since independence in 1948 has been finding a solution to the problem of governance in this profoundly multicultural society. Each government has designated the country as a 'Union', but this is fragile and often violently contested. Burma/Myanmar has never been a 'nation-state' in which a national culture or ideology unites the diverse peoples within the state.
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Author | David I Steinberg |
Series | East-West Center Working Papers |
Issue | 22 |
Publisher | East-West Center (EWC) |
Copyright | © 2011 East-West Center (EWC) |