Living Silence in Burma: Surviving under Military Rule Linguistic Praise for the first edition

Praise for the first edition

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Based on extensive research and documentation by both Thai and Western scholars

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Holt advances the provocative argument that common Lao knowledge of important aspects of Theravada Buddhist thought and practice has been heavily conditioned by an indigenous religious culture dominated by the veneration of phi

Living Silence in Burma: Surviving under Military Rule Linguistic Praise for the first editionSecond edition Eight years after the publication of the first edition of this insightful and highly regarded book, Burma remains one of the most troubled nations in Southeast Asia, governed by a repressive military dictatorship. In this exceptionally readable yet scholarly account, Christina Fink gives a moving and insightful picture of what life under military rule is like. Through the extensive interviews conducted inside and outside the country, we