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Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on Text

Introduction

Part I: Histories

Chapter 1. The Coming of Village Headship
Chapter 2. The Last Men of Power
Chapter 3. The Rise of Village Affairs

Part II: Making Politics

Chapter 4. Being the Headman
Chapter 5. Transmitting Land
Chapter 6. The Worth of the Big Men
Chapter 7. Coda. Choosing a New Headman

Conclusion: History, Power and Violence

Glossary
References
Index

Calibrated Engagement

Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar

Stéphen Huard

336 pages, 21 ills., bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-80539-677-2 Hb Published (October 2024)



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