00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260915180745.0 260919s2009 ii 00 0 eng d 9789380009209 2009310867 John H. Badgley Aye Kyaw Red Peacocks : Commentaries on Burmese Socialist Nationalism / John H. Badgley ; Aye Kyaw. New Delhi Readworthy Press Corporation 2009. Two contradictory terms-Preservation and Revolution-captured the mental state of Burmese leadership in the 20th century. The choice of which values and customs should be preserved and which discarded has had no clear consensus; yet this has been the heart of the ideological struggle among the leaders of Burma, now Myanmar. Providing deep insights into the Burmese socialist nationalist movement, this book explains the philosophy of political revolution sanctioned by Ne Win. It draws upon a body of treatises written by socialist revolutionaries that explain and justify rebellion and insurgencies against the government. Finally, it offers commentaries on Burmese political thought to demonstrate how contemporary Burmese political concepts are rooted in Pali antecedents from medieval dynasties. Revolutions and socialism--Burma--History. Burma--History--1824-. Burma--History--1948-. Socialism--Burma. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General bisacsh