{"product_id":"9788776941888","title":"War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar: The Kachin Ceasefire, 1994-2011","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffers Important insights into Myanmar and its ethnic situation In June 2011 fighting resumed between the Kachin Independence Organisation and Myanmar Army, ending a 17-year ceasefire. The unwillingness of local Kachin people and their leaders to agree to a speedy renewal of the ceasefire has frustrated many observers and policy-makers hoping for a national ceasefire agreement between the Myanmar government and principal armed ethnic organizations. Yet since the ceasefire collapsed, surprisingly little attention has been paid to understanding in detail the experience of the previous 17 years of ceasefire in the Kachin region and how this has influenced local political and military attitudes, or the continuing significance of these experiences in relation to the ongoing national peace process in Myanmar. This book brings together local activists with international academics and acclaimed independent researchers to reflect on these experiences from a variety of cultural, political, economic and social perspectives. Collectively the authors shed critical light upon the reasons why an area that was once considered an important collaborator in the goal of political transition in Myanmar should most recently have seen the return of significant popular support for a resumption of armed conflict. The arguments and insights that the book offers raise important questions about the social, economic and political development of Myanmar's 'border regions' in recent years that will be relevant long into the future, including alter a nationwide ceasefire may be signed. Crucially, the chapters provide important lessons about the dangers inherent in ceasefire agreements when an 'armed peace' is implemented that is not accompanied by a substantive commitment to political change. A must-read for anyone working with conflict issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nordic Institute of Asian Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038356029680,"sku":"9788776941888","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9788776941888_p0.jpg?v=1763751409","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9788776941888","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}