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Burma to Myanmar

Editat de Alexandra Green
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 noi 2023
Reveals the rich and complex histories and cultures of Burma/Myanmar from their early development and powerful imperial expansions to their positions as colonial subjects and then as a war-torn nation.

From influential superpower to repressive regime, Myanmar ¿ also known as Burma ¿ has seen dramatic fluctuations in fortune over the past 1,500 years.

Interconnected yet isolated, rich in natural resources such as jade, rubies and teak but with many of its peoples living below the poverty line, Myanmar is a country that defies categorisation. Its cultures have been shaped by their engagements with religious networks, expansionist empires and global trade routes from India and China to Africa, the Middle East and Europe. It was once home to different kingdoms, principalities and chiefdoms that interacted with one another and further afield. The colonial period under British rule saw dramatic changes and upon independence in 1948, the various parts of the country were brought together, many for the first time, into a single nation state. Since then Myanmar has been engulfed by long running civil wars.

This beautiful book explores Myanmar¿s complexities, focusing on the extraordinary and innovative arts of its diverse peoples to create a long history of the region. Featuring objects such as sparkling gems, sumptuous court dress, intricately carved furniture, elaborate silver vessels, satirical cartoons and contemporary art, from the 400s CE to the present day, this book is a testament to the creativity and variety of Myanmar¿s many peoples.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780714124957
ISBN-10: 0714124958
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 200 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensiuni: 225 x 253 x 31 mm
Greutate: 1.42 kg
Editura: British Museum Press

Notă biografică

Alexandra Green is Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia and Curator of the exhibition Myanmar in the world at the British Museum. She has written and edited numerous books and articles on Southeast Asian art and culture, including: Raffles in Southeast Asia (Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore), Buddhist Visual Cultures, Rhetoric and Narrative in Late Burmese Wall Paintings (Hong Kong University Press), Rethinking Visual Narratives from Asia: Intercultural and Comparative Perspectives (Hong Kong University Press), Eclectic Collecting: Art from Burma in the Denison Museum (NUS Press), and Southeast Asia: a history in objects (forthcoming: Thames & Hudson in collaboration with the British Museum).

With contributions from:
Anonymous
P.P.K.
Maitrii Aung-Thwin is Associate Professor of Myanmar/Southeast Asian history at the National University of Singapore.
Melissa Carlson is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley.
Caroline Cartwright is Senior Scientist at the British Museum.
Joanne Dyer is Scientist: Colour Science at the British Museum.
Alexandra Kaloyanides is Associate Professor in Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina.
Mandy Sadan is Associate Professor in Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick.
Arthur Swan Ye Tun is a PhD candidate at the National University of Singapore.
Diego Tamburini is Scientist: Polymeric and Organic Materials at the British Museum.
Thaw Zin Latt is a researcher whose work focuses on Myanmar and Burmese art.

Cuprins

Foreword
Introduction ¿ Alexandra Green
1. Natural resources and geography ¿ Alexandra Kaloyanides
2. Bagan: a cosmopolitan Buddhist kingdom ¿ Thaw Zin Latt, P.P.K. and Alexandra Green
3. States and networks: expansion and contraction, 1500¿1900 ¿ Alexandra Green
4. The British colonial period ¿ Alexandra Green
5. Karen peoples and their textiles: from natural to synthetic dyeing practices ¿ Caroline Cartwright, Joanne Dyer, Diego Tamburini and Alexandra Green
6. Myanmar in the world: the Second World War ¿ Maitrii Aung-Thwin and Arthur Swan Ye Tun
7. Thinking about minoritised communities ¿ Mandy Sadan
8. Material culture after independence ¿ Alexandra Green and Anonymous
9. Modern and contemporary art activism (1948¿present) ¿ Melissa Carlson
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Picture credits
Index