Ong, Andrew
Stalemate: Autonomy and Insurgency on the China-Myanmar Border
- ISBN 13:
- 9781501770715
- author:
- Ong, Andrew
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 276
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, Peace,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Stalemate Autonomy and Insurgency on the China-Myanmar Border by Andrew Ong explores the complex politics of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) in Myanmar's border region with China. This ethnographic study examines how the Wa polity navigates the surrounding states, employing a unique relational autonomy that blends authority and subordination. The book sheds light on the seemingly stalemate between the Myanmar state and the UWSA, revealing how this "tactical dissonance" creates relative stability through careful navigation of borderland geopolitics and the shadow economy. Ong analyzes the intricate practices of political signaling, economic regulation, and military governance that underpin Wa autonomy. By examining these dynamics, Stalemate challenges assumptions about state-like processes at the peripheries, offering a nuanced understanding of how power is exercised in complex border regions.
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