{"id":11309,"date":"2024-09-12T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=11309"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:36:44","slug":"a-myanmar-miscellany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/a-myanmar-miscellany\/","title":{"rendered":"A Myanmar Miscellany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/andrew-selth\/\">ANDREW SELTH<\/a>&nbsp; |&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 40 years of writing about Myanmar, I\u2019m excited to share my latest anthology, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.iseas.edu.sg\/publication\/7926\">A Myanmar Miscellany<\/a><\/em>. This collection brings together 72 articles I\u2019ve written over the past 16 years, many of which have become difficult to find online. My aim with this book is to make these pieces more accessible to anyone interested in Myanmar\u2019s history, politics, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having spent much of my career as a diplomat and intelligence analyst with the Australian government, my first exposure to Myanmar (then Burma) came through official channels. After moving into the academic world, I found more freedom to write openly about the country, and over time, I\u2019ve published ten books and more than 450 papers, articles, and reviews related to Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new anthology reflects my ongoing commitment to understanding Myanmar\u2019s complex, and often misunderstood, dynamics. The 72 articles in <em>A Myanmar Miscellany<\/em> cover a range of topics, from the 2021 military coup and subsequent civil war, to Myanmar\u2019s place in the Western imagination during its colonial past. I\u2019ve also included some lighter, more personal pieces, such as \u201cThe Rats of Rangoon\u201d and \u201cDiplomatic Intelligence\u201d, which offer readers a glimpse into my own experiences in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The articles are short, typically between 1,000 and 2,000 words, and many of them originally appeared in various publications and blogs. I\u2019ve included brief introductions for each piece, providing context on the circumstances that led me to write them. Some of these articles focus on contemporary political and security issues, while others delve into Myanmar\u2019s rich cultural and historical background. There\u2019s some inevitable overlap in the pieces, particularly regarding developments around the 2021 coup, but I\u2019ve tried to avoid repetition where possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my main reasons for putting together this collection was to preserve articles that have since disappeared from the internet. I\u2019m often contacted by researchers looking for older works that have been archived or lost, and I hope this anthology will provide a useful resource for those interested in the country\u2019s past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with my earlier anthology, <em>Interpreting Myanmar<\/em>, my goal with <em>A Myanmar Miscellany<\/em> is to contribute to an informed, balanced debate about a country that has captured the world\u2019s attention in recent decades. 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