Argues that many aspects of Burmese society, from the borders of the state to the social structure of the countryside to the notion of a Burmese identity, are l... » 

Argues that many aspects of Burmese society, from the borders of the state to the social structure of the countryside to the notion of a Burmese identity, are largely the creations of the 19th century, away from the Ava-based polity of early modern times, and towards the British Burma of the 1900s. «