ISBN |
0714124958 (hardcover) |
9780714124957 (hardcover) |
Title |
Burma to Myanmar / edited by Alexandra Green |
Publisher |
London : British Museum Press, 2023 |
Physical desc. |
272 pages ; illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 26 cm. |
Note |
'Published to accompany the exhibition Burma to Myanmar at the British Museum from 2 November 2023 to 11 February 2024' -- title page verso. |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-265) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction / Alexandra Green -- An abundance of riches / Alexandra Kaloyanides -- Early kingdoms / Thaw Zin Latt, Pyiet Phyo Kyaw and Alexandra Green -- States and networks: expansion and contraction, 1500-1900 / Alexandra Green -- The British colonial period, 1826-1948 / Alexandra Green -- Karen textiles: early synthetic dyeing practices / Diego Tamburini, Caroline Cartwright, Joanne Dyer and Alexandra Green -- Myanmar in the Second World War / Maitrii Aung-Thwin and Arthur Swan Ye Tun -- Thinking about minoritised communities / Mandy Sadan -- Material culture after independence / Alexandra Green and Anonymous -- Modern and contemporary art activism, 1948-present / Melissa Carlson -- Appendix: analytical details and conditions -- Burmese chapter summaries. |
Language Note |
In English, with chapter summaries in Burmese. |
Corporate name |
British Museum -- Exhibitions |
Subject |
Art, Burmese -- Exhibitions |
Painting, Burmese -- Exhibitions |
Art objects, Burmese -- Exhibitions |
Decorative arts -- Burma -- Exhibitions |
Manuscripts, Burmese -- Exhibitions |
Burma -- Civilization -- Exhibitions |
Burma -- History -- Exhibitions |
Added name(s) |
Green, Alexandra |
Added name(s) - Corporate |
British Museum |