The Return of the Galon King: History, Law, and Rebellion in Colonial Burma Volume 124

by Maitrii Aung-Thwin

In late 1930, on a secluded mountain overlooking the rural paddy fields of British Burma, a peasant leader named Saya San crowned himself King and inaugurated a series of uprisings that would later erupt into one of the largest anti-colonial rebellions in Southeast Asian history. Considered an imposter by the British, a hero by nationalists, and a prophet-king by area-studies specialists, Saya San came to embody traditional Southeast Asia's encounter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896802760
• ISBN13: 9780896802766
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"