“Myth and History in the Historiography of Early Burma. Paradigms, Primary Sources and Prejudices”, by Michael A. Aung‑Thwin

After Pagan: The Origins of Modern Burma (1985) and Irrigation in the Heartland of Burma: Foundations of the Pre-Colonial Burmese State (1990), the late Michael Aung-Thwin, professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manao, invites us once more to a revision of Burmese historiography...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/moussons,
Autor Principal: Robinne, François
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: Moussons 2022
Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:After Pagan: The Origins of Modern Burma (1985) and Irrigation in the Heartland of Burma: Foundations of the Pre-Colonial Burmese State (1990), the late Michael Aung-Thwin, professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manao, invites us once more to a revision of Burmese historiography. Ali along his rigorous demonstration, he points at and demolishes the strongly held and controversial earlier interpretations of five key events that took place in the kingdom of Pagan, in order ...