Modern Burma A Survey of Its Political and Economic DevelopmentPDF电子书下载

Chapter Ⅰ．INTRODUCTION 3

Chapter Ⅱ．BURMA：THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE 9

Geographical Backgrounds 9

People and Languages 14

Chapter Ⅲ．BURMA：ITS HISTORY 23

Historical Foundations 23

The Pre-British Period 25

The British Connection 30

The First Anglo-Burmese War，1824 31

The Second Anglo-Burmese War，1852 34

The Third Anglo-Burmese War，1885 39

Pacification and Reorganization 40

The Present Century 43

Chapter Ⅳ．ANGLO-FRENCH RIVALRY FOR BURMA 47

Early French Interest in Burma 47

France and the End of the Alaungpaya Dynasty 52

Since 1886 58

Chapter Ⅴ．SEPARATION FROM INDIA 62

Burma＇s Union with India 62

Burma and the Indian Reform Acts 64

Burma and the Simon Commission 69

Progress by Conference 72

Anti-Separationists 75

Parliamentary Inquiry and Decision 77

Chapter Ⅵ．THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA 82

The Executive 82

The Legislature and the Governor＇s Powers 87

The Franchise，Safeguards 95

Restrictions on Discrimination 96

Finance，The State Railways 98

The High Court，The Public Services 102

The Services of the Crown 103

The Excluded Areas 106

Miscellaneous Provisions 108

Chapter Ⅶ．AGRICULTURE 112

Lower Burma 113

Upper Burma 119

Problems of the Cultivator 122

Rural Indebtedness 125

Cooperative Societies and Land Banks 129

Forests 130

Chapter Ⅷ．COMMERCE，INDUSTRY，AND LABOR 133

Overseas Commerce 133

Overland Trade 136

Internal Trade 137

Communications 137

Industry and Labor 144

Mineral Production 149

Chapter Ⅸ．SOCIAL BURMA 153

The Burman at Home 153

Women in Burma 157

Health 162

Crime，Police，and Prisons 169

Chapter Ⅹ．BURMA AND THE ARTS 177

Arts and Crafts 177

Musical and Dramatic Art 183

The Cinema 185

Education 188

Literature and the Press 200

Chapter Ⅺ．RELIGION IN BURMA 207

Buddhism 209

Christian Missions 216

Non-Christian Missions 221

Chapter Ⅻ．THE BURMA ROAD 223

Railways in Southeast Asia 223

Trans-Burma Trade Routes to china before 1900 225

The Lashio-Kunming Highway 238

Chapter ⅩⅢ．NATIONALISM；POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT SINCE 1937 248

Nationalism 248

Parties and Government 256

Tariff Policy 263

Government and Business 265

The National Budget 266

Chapter ⅩⅣ．FOREIGN RELATIONS 269

Burma and India 270

Burma and China 277

Chinese in Burma 286

Burma and Thailand 291

The Kra Canal 298

Burma and Japan 307

Japan and the Burma Road 313

Chapter ⅩⅤ．BURMA AND THE EXPIRE 320

Burma and the League of Nations 329

Subsidiary States 331

Conclusion 335

Appendix Ⅰ．OFFICIAL STATEMENTS ON SEPARATION OF BURMA FROM INDIA 339

Appendix Ⅱ．ANTI-SEPARATIONIST PAMPHLET 341

Appendix Ⅲ．COMMODITY AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF BURMA＇S FOREIGN TRADE AND SHIPPING 343

A．Percentage Shares of the Main Groups of Countries Participating in Burma＇s Export and Import Trade for Five Years Under the Ottawa Trade Agreement 343

B．Comparative Statement of Exports of Selected Commodities，1933-1938 344

C．Comparative Statement of the Values of Principal Commodities in the Import Trade 345

D．Distribution of the Import Trade of Burma 346

E．Percentage Distribution of the Annual Sea-Borne Trade of Burma by Countries 347

F．Principal Exports and Imports，1938-1940 348

G．Summary of Burma＇s Exports and Imports，1928-1938 349

H．Statistics on Passenger and Freight Carryings and Revenues of the Burma，Railways，1926-1936 350

I．Shipping in Rangoon Harbor 350

Appendix Ⅳ 351

A．Annual Mineral Production in Burma，1928-37 351

B．Area Planted to Various Crops，1934-1938 351

Appendix Ⅴ．STATISTICS ON LITERACY AMONG NONEUROPEANS IN BURMA 352

Appendix Ⅵ．THE U BA THI WAR RESOLUTION MOVED IN THE BURMA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON SEPTEMBER 7，1940 353

Appendix Ⅶ．COPY OF A WAR POSTER ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA IN BURMESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION 354

Appendix Ⅷ 356

A．Cost of Living Index of Four Classes of Rangoon Laborers，1932-1938 356

B．Average Size of Families and Incomes，Rangoon，Bombay，and Ahmedabad，1936 356

C．Percentage Distribution of Expenditures among Industrial Workers in Rangoon，1938 356

D．Statistics on Immigration and Emigration，1927-1937 356

Appendix Ⅸ．ESTIMATED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1938-1939 357

A．Estimated Revenue Receipts 357

B．Estimated Expenditures Debitable to Revenue 358

C．Principal Annual Receipts and Expenditures，1932-1937 359

BIBLIOGRAPHY 361

INDEX 379