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Seekins, Donald Mayo was born on May 8, 1945 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Mayo Augustus and Edith Aline Seekins.
(Modern Myanmar/Burma is very much a creation of World War...)
Modern Myanmar/Burma is very much a creation of World War II, when the British colony was occupied by the Japanese, and its immediate aftermath. These years saw the rise of Aung San and his assassination, as well as the establishment of military forces by the Japanese (subsequently evolving into today's ruling junta) and a sharp escalation of inter-ethnic antagonism and violence. Today the military regime continues to survive despite strong opposition at home and abroad. Its resilience is often explained in human rights terms or by reference to close military engagement with drug-dealing war-lords.What is less recognized, however, is that not everywhere is Burma an international pariah state. By its inclusion within their fold, the ASEAN states have worked hard to 'normalise' Burma, and China has provided strong backing for the military regime. The Japanese government, which gave massive amounts of development aid to Burma before 1988, has pursued a policy of 'quiet dialogue' as a non-confrontational way of promoting economic and political reform. Tracing Burma-Japan relations since 1940, this volume will be of value not only for an understanding of post-war Japanese diplomacy and aid programmes, but also because it offers new material and insights on the ongoing story of Burma itself.
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(Burma (Myanmar) is a country in crisis, and a political r...)
Burma (Myanmar) is a country in crisis, and a political resolution to its problems of national unity seems unlikely to occur in the near future. The purpose of the Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar) is to explain in depth the country's political crisis, while also providing detailed historical background. While paying much attention to the personalities and events of the 1962-1988 Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) period, the dictionary focuses on the events, institutions, and personalities of 1988, when a nationwide movement for democracy resulted in the collapse of the BSPP regime, and the post-1988 period, when Burma was ruled by a military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council, which, after 1997, changed its name to the State Peace and Development Council. Through the use of maps, a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, and events as well as political, economic, and social background, the history of this country is unfolded. Everything from major figures such as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, whose non-violent struggle for democracy won her the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, to the issue of economic sanctions versus "constructive engagement" is discussed in this important resource.
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(The book examines Burma's history of "regime entropy" fol...)
The book examines Burma's history of "regime entropy" following the March 1962 coup d'état which ended the country's brief experiment with parliamentary government. Implementing socialist economic policies in central Burma and a hard line against ethnic and communist insurgents in the border areas, Ne Win's Army-State presided over the country's fall from prosperity to Least-Developed Nation status by 1987. The following year, a new martial law regime the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) brutally suppressed a nationwide movement for democracy that drew on the country's colonial-era traditions of revolutionary nationalism. Although SLORC promoted an open economy, including foreign private investment, the second army-state operates on the same assumptions as its predecessor: that government is synonymous with pacification, unquestioned central control and cultural homogenization. The author argues that while the post-1988 junta, renamed the State Peace and Development Council in November 1997, claims a unique mission in defending national unity and social order, its policies generate political disunity and socioeconomic disorder. Tragically, genuine order, the key to Burma's development, remains out of reach as the 21st century dawns.
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Seekins, Donald Mayo was born on May 8, 1945 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Mayo Augustus and Edith Aline Seekins.
Bachelor, Cornell University, 1967. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1980.
Research professor department foreign area studies American University, Washington, 1980—1986. Country risk analyst Business Environment Risk Information, S.A., 1983—1988. Fulbright guest lecturer University Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan, 1988—1989, associate professor Japan, 1989—1994, professor Japan, 1994—1995, Meio University, Nago City, since 1995.
Guest professor University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1995.
(The book examines Burma's history of "regime entropy" fol...)
(Modern Myanmar/Burma is very much a creation of World War...)
(Burma (Myanmar) is a country in crisis, and a political r...)
Active Burmese Relief Center-Japan, Osaka, Japan.
Married Reiko Igawa, March 28, 1975. 1 child Kenneth Augustus.