{"product_id":"fifty-years-in-the-karen-revolution-in-burma-the-soldier-and-the-teacher-9781501746949","title":"Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma: The Soldier and the Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma\u003c\/i\u003e is about commitment to an ideal, individual survival and the universality of the human experience. A memoir of two tenacious souls, it sheds light on why Burma\/Myanmar's decades-long pursuit for a peaceful and democratic future has been elusive. Simply put, the aspirations of Burma's ethnic nationalities for self-determination within a genuine federal union runs counter to the idea of a unitary state orchestrated and run by the dominant majority Burmans, or Bamar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis seemingly intractable dilemma of opposing visions for Burma is personified in the story of Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera, two prominent ethnic Karen leaders who lived--and eventually left--\"the Longest War,\" leaving the reader with insights on the cultural, social, and political challenges facing other non-Burman ethnic nationalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma\u003c\/i\u003e is also about the ordinariness and universality of the challenges increasingly faced by diaspora communities around the world today. Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera's day to day lives--how they fell in love, married, had children--while trying to survive in a precarious war zone--and how they had to adapt to their new lives as refugees and immigrants in Australia will resound with many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3844982\"\u003eRalph\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12536751\"\u003eSheera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501746949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501746944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS048000\"\u003eAsia | Southeast Asia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027130\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaw Ralph retired as Brigadier General of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the military branch of the Karen National Union. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaw Sheera is a school teacher and former leader in the Karen Women's Organization (KWO).","brand":"Southeast Asia Program Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44447175835885,"sku":"9781501746949","price":44.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_81bea116-6c2e-4f76-a0ca-ad5312fc7f63.jpg?v=1700290571","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fifty-years-in-the-karen-revolution-in-burma-the-soldier-and-the-teacher-9781501746949","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}