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Myanmar Literature Project jrefrmpmaypDrHudef; Hans-Bernd Zöllner (ed.) Working Paper No. 10:100 Papers Presented at the Burma Studies Conference, Singapore 2006 Passauer Beiträge zur Südostasienkunde Working Papers ISSN 1435-5310 Alle Rechte © Lehrstuhl für Südostasienkunde, Universität Passau 2006 Druck: Universität Passau Printed in Germany Papers Presented at the Burma Studies Conference, Singapore 2006 Contents About the Contributors.............................................................................................................................. 4 I. INTRODUCTION (Hans-Bernd Zöllner)..........................................................................................5 Looking Back on the Way to a Second Level of Investigation ............................................................ 5 Looking at the Contributions of this Volume ............................... Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. Nationalism ............................................................................... Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. Political Terms and Political Reality ........................................ Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. Socialist Economics with a Question Mark .............................. Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. A Way Out ................................................................................ Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. Looking Ahead - Sceptically, not Pessimistically ........................ Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. II. Hans-Bernd Zöllner: INTEGRATING OTHER PEOPLES’ PAST .......................................... 18 III. Mo Mo Thant: A STUDY OF PUBLICATION BY NAGANI BOOK CLUB UNDER THE NATIONALISTIC ASPECTS ....................................................................................................... 25 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................. 25 2. Political Biographies................................................................................................................... 26 3. Socialism..................................................................................................................................... 30 4. Anti-Fascism ............................................................................................................................... 32 5. Internal Affairs............................................................................................................................ 33 6. Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 33 7. Bibliography................................................................................................................................ 35 IV. Tin Hlaing: TRANSLATION OF POLITICAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS INTO BURMESE WITH REFERENCE TO NAGANI PUBLICATIONS ........................................ 37 Initial Conditions................................................................................................................................. 37 Growth of Nationalism and Political Awakening............................................................................... 38 Political Terms and Concepts in Nagani Books.................................................................................. 39 Reviving Old Terms........................................................................................................................ 39 Parties and Organizations................................................................................................................ 42 Democracy and People Power, Communism and Socialism .......................................................... 43 1 Papers Presented at the Burma Studies Conference, Singapore 2006 Revolution....................................................................................................................................... 45 Constitution..................................................................................................................................... 47 Political Meetings ........................................................................................................................... 47 University........................................................................................................................................ 48 Other un-translated Terms .............................................................................................................. 48 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 48 References....................................................................................................................................... 49 V. Khin Maung Nyo: EMERGENCE OF SOCIALIST ECONOMIC LITERATURE IN MYANMAR/BURMA. SOME PROVISIONAL REMARKS. ................................................... 50 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 50 Attractiveness of Socialism................................................................................................................. 51 Controversial Issues ............................................................................................................................ 51 Experiences of the Thakins................................................................................................................. 52 Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Capitalism ............................................................................................... 53 Nationalism and Buddhism................................................................................................................. 54 Japanese Period................................................................................................................................... 54 Individual Responsibility.................................................................................................................... 56 Socialism - a Solution or a Problem?.................................................................................................. 57 VI. Bo Bo: A CONTROVERSIAL FICTION OF A CONTROVERSIAL AUTHOR, THE WAY’S OUT ................................................................................................................................... 58 Photograph of Daw Khin Kyi Kyi.......................................................................................................58 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 59 Newspaper Advertisement of Thein Pe The Way Out .........................................................................61 Political Background of the Book....................................................................................................... 61 Literary Background .......................................................................................................................... 62 Synopsis of the Book .......................................................................................................................... 62 Foreword ......................................................................................................................................... 62 The Plot........................................................................................................................................... 63 Book Reviews and Comments ........................................................................................................ 64 My Opinion..................................................................................................................................... 65 2 Papers Presented at the Burma Studies Conference, Singapore 2006 References....................................................................................................................................... 66 VII. APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................... 67 3 Papers Presented at the Burma Studies Conference, Singapore 2006 About the Contributors Hans-Bernd Zöllner, born 1942 in Lüneburg (Northern Germany), studied theology and worked as a Protestant pastor from 1970 to 2000. From 1983 to 1990 he served the German Speaking Protestant Congregation in Thailand and Burma. In 1998, he did his doctorate with a work on the international outlook of the Burmese independence movements. Since then, he teaches Southeast Asian history with a special focus on Burma at Hamburg University as a lecturer. Mo Mo Thant studied history at Yangon University and received her M.A. and Ph.D. there. In 2005, she was appointed Professor at the University of Distance Learning. Tin Hlaing, born 1941, studied Physics at Yangon University and from 1972 on in London and did his doctorate there. After retirement, he works as a translator and an adviser to the Buddhist University Yangon. Khin Maung Nyo , born 1956, studied economics at Yangon University and served as an advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office until 2005. He is now working with the World Economics Journal, Yangon. Bo Bo , born 1980 in Mandalay, studied medicine there. He worked for various magazines in Yangon and is now continuing his