Narratives and the constitution of a common identity: The Karen in Burma

Identities

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-412

  Kuroiwa, Yoko ^a   Verkuyten, Maykel ^b  

^a Freelance Journalist ^*  (Japan)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burma; Identity; Karen; Myanmar; Narratives

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; POLITICAL PROCESS; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 48249105091     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: 15473384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10702890802201685     Document Type: Article

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