The mists of Rāmañña : the legend that was lower Burma / Michael A. Aung-Thwin.
| Author/creator | Aung-Thwin, Michael |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press : Published with the support of the School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, University of Hawai'i, ©2005. |
| Description | xi, 433 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Pyū millennium -- Rāmaññadesa : an imagined polity -- Thatôn (Sudhuim) : an imagined center -- The conquest of Thatôn : an imagined event -- The conquest of Thatôn as allegory -- The Mon paradigm and the origins of the Burma script -- The place of written Burmese and Mon in Burma's early history -- The Mon paradigm and the evolution of the Pagán temple -- The Mon paradigm and the Kyanzittha legend -- The Mon paradigm and the myth of the "downtrodden Talaing" -- Colonial officials and colonial scholars : the institutionalization of the Mon paradigm -- Without the Mon paradigm.. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-423) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004029695 |
| ISBN | 0824828860 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS529.2 .A86 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |