essay
Toward a basis for understanding the minorities in Burma: the Kachin example
Southeast Asian tribes, minorities, and nations • Princeton, N.j. • Published In 1967 • Pages: 125-146
By: Maran, La Raw.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses the problems of ethnic relations in Burma. The most important of these problems is the emergence of a politically dominant ethnic Burmese group that systematically marginalized minority ethnic groups following Burma's independence in 1948. Focusing on the experiences of his own ethnic group the Kachin, the author discusses the many dimensions of this problem including the Burmese government's decision to transfer many Kachin-inhabited communities to China, and the political persecution and exclusion of Kachin leaders.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Cultural identity and pride
- Community structure
- Ethnic stratification
- Linguistic identification
- Territorial hierarchy
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Form and rules of government
- External relations
- Missions
- Settlement patterns
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Internal trade
- Research and development
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kachin
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Indigenous Person
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1880-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kachin Hills, Burma
- NotesAdditional notes
- Maran La Raw
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 66017703
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kachin (Asian people)