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Anthropological communities of interpretation for Burma: An overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2008

U Chit Hlaing*
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
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Correspondence in connection with this paper should be addressed to: [email protected].

Abstract

This paper surveys the history of anthropological work on Burma, dealing both with Burman and other ethnic groups. It focuses upon the relations between anthropology and other disciplines, and upon the relationship of such work to the development of anthropological theory. It tries to show how anthropology has contributed to an overall understanding of Burma as a field of study and, conversely, how work on Burma has influenced the development of anthropology as a subject. It also tries to relate the way in which anthropology helps place Burma in the broader context of Southeast Asia.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2008

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