The collapse of British rule in Burma : the civilian evacuation and independence /

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Author / Creator:	Leigh, Michael D.
Imprint:	London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
Language:	English
Subject:	World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Burma. Refugees Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. Burma History
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/14139573

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ISBN:	9781474205375 1474205372 1472589750 1472589742 9781472589743 9781472589750 1472589734 9781472589736 9781472589736
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-272) and index.
Summary:	"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 Drawing on diverse and previously unpublished accounts, Michael D. Leigh analyses the experiences of evacuees in both Burma and India and critically examines the impact of evacuation on colonial and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."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Other form:	Print version: 9781472589736

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