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