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The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Burma (Cpb) - (Southeast Asia Program Series) by Bertil Lintner (Paperback)
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- A well-documented and extremely engaging account of the Burmese Communist Party that details the development of the Party and the events and forces that led to the 1989 Mutiny and subsequent fall of the CPB.
- Author(s): Bertil Lintner
- 124 Pages
- Political Science, Political Process
- Series Name: Southeast Asia Program Series
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A well-documented and extremely engaging account of the Burmese Communist Party that details the development of the Party and the events and forces that led to the 1989 Mutiny and subsequent fall of the CPB. This study explores the ethnic tensions...
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A well-documented and extremely engaging account of the Burmese Communist Party that details the development of the Party and the events and forces that led to the 1989 Mutiny and subsequent fall of the CPB. This study explores the ethnic tensions that influenced the attitudes of the rank-and-file members, the support and influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Party's involvement in the drug trade, and the complex, antagonistic relationship between the CPB and the military regime of Burma.
Review Quotes
One today finds few scholars better equipped or more determined to paint an accurate picture of modern Burma than Bertil Lintner.
-- "Journal of Southeast Asian Studies"