Fifty years in the Karen revolution in Burma [electronic resource] : the soldier and the teacher / Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera ; edited by Stephanie Olinga-Shannon ; with an introduction by Martin Smith.

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"A rare, intimate look inside the Karen people's liberation struggle against the Burmese armed forces, one of the longest ethnic insurgencies in the world (1949- ) through the eyes of a guerilla leader and his wife"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ralph, Saw 1930- (Author)
Sheera, Naw 1932- (Author)
Other Authors: Olinga-Shannon, Stephanie (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ralph, Saw, > 1930-
Sheera, Naw, > 1932-
Karen National Liberation Army.
Karen Women's Organization.
Karen (Southeast Asian people) > Burma > Biography.
Insurgency > Burma > Karen State.
Karen State (Burma) > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
Burma > Politics and government > 1948-
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2019 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2019 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
50 years in the Karen revolution in Burma
Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma: The Soldier and the Teacher
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Early life
  • Japanese occupation
  • The revolution begins
  • Walking across Burma
  • Life as a soldier
  • Family
  • Revolution headquarters
  • Psychological warfare
  • Life after the revolution
  • Childhood
  • Burman harassment
  • Bible school and missionary work
  • Marriage
  • Children
  • The Karen Women's Organization
  • The fall of Manerplaw
  • Australia.