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The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma - Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster (Hardcover, New): Michael D. Leigh The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma - Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster (Hardcover, New)
Michael D. Leigh
R4,587 Discovery Miles 45 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The evacuation was a public humiliation for the British and marked the end of their role in Burma."The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma" investigates the social and political background to the evacuation, and the consequences of its failure. Utilizing unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, Michael Leigh provides the first comprehensive account of the evacuation, analyzing its source in the structures of colonial society, fractured race relations and in the turbulent politics of colonial Burma.

The Collapse of British Rule in Burma - The Civilian Evacuation and Independence (Hardcover): Michael D. Leigh The Collapse of British Rule in Burma - The Civilian Evacuation and Independence (Hardcover)
Michael D. Leigh
R4,245 Discovery Miles 42 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In May 1942 colonial Burma was in a state of military, economic and constitutional collapse. Japanese forces controlled almost the whole country and thousands of evacuees were trapped in a huge area of no-man's-land in the north. They made their way to India through the so-called 'jungles of death', attempting to trek out of Burma amidst perilous conditions. Drawing on diverse and previously unpublished accounts, Michael D. Leigh analyses the experiences of evacuees in both Burma and India and critically examines the impact of evacuation on colonial and Burmese politics in the lead-up to independence in 1948. This study will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Burmese history, 20th-century imperialism and the global reach of the Second World War.

Conflict, Politics and Proselytism - Methodist Missionaries in Colonial and Postcolonial Burma, 1887-1966 (Hardcover): Michael... Conflict, Politics and Proselytism - Methodist Missionaries in Colonial and Postcolonial Burma, 1887-1966 (Hardcover)
Michael D. Leigh
R2,675 Discovery Miles 26 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is a study of the ambitions, activities and achievements of Methodist missionaries in northern Burma from 1887-1966 and the expulsion of the last missionaries by Ne Win. The story is told through painstaking original research in archives which contain thousands of hitherto unpublished documents and eyewitness accounts meticulously recorded by the Methodist missionaries. This accessible study constitutes a significant contribution to a very little-known area of missionary history. Leigh pulls together the themes of conflict, politics and proselytisation in to a fascinating study of great breadth. The historical nuances of the relationship between religion and governance in Burma are traced in an accessible style. This book will appeal to those teaching or studying colonial and postcolonial history, Burmese politics, and the history of missionary work. -- .

The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma - Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster (Paperback): Michael D. Leigh The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma - Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster (Paperback)
Michael D. Leigh
R1,588 Discovery Miles 15 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The evacuation was a public humiliation for the British and marked the end of their role in Burma. The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma investigates the social and political background to the evacuation, and the consequences of its failure. Utilizing unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, Michael Leigh provides the first comprehensive account of the evacuation, analyzing its source in the structures of colonial society, fractured race relations and in the turbulent politics of colonial Burma.

The Collapse of British Rule in Burma - The Civilian Evacuation and Independence (Paperback): Michael D. Leigh The Collapse of British Rule in Burma - The Civilian Evacuation and Independence (Paperback)
Michael D. Leigh
R1,392 Discovery Miles 13 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In May 1942 colonial Burma was in a state of military, economic and constitutional collapse. Japanese forces controlled almost the whole country and thousands of evacuees were trapped in a huge area of no-man's-land in the north. They made their way to India through the so-called 'jungles of death', attempting to trek out of Burma amidst perilous conditions. Drawing on diverse and previously unpublished accounts, Michael D. Leigh analyses the experiences of evacuees in both Burma and India and critically examines the impact of evacuation on colonial and Burmese politics in the lead-up to independence in 1948. This study will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Burmese history, 20th-century imperialism and the global reach of the Second World War.

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