Shan (cultural, historical, political) articles
Websites/Multiple Documents
| Title: | | KANBAWSA --- A MODERN REVIEW -- Articles on Shan State |
| Date of publication: | | 1955 |
| Description/subject: | | Originally published as "28 articles on the Shan States of Burma in the newspaper "Nation"
in the early 1950s. It was a unique time in the history of the Shan States --- Burma had just gained independence, and in the process the Shans, represented by their various chiefs, or Sawbwas, had willingly formed a union with the rest of Burma. However, unlike the rest of democratic Burma, the Shan States were still ruled by the Sawbwas just as in the days of British rule, and even before that, as in the days of the Burmese Kings. But this was just a brief period, for by 1958, the Sawbwas had relinquished their powers."...Preface;
Introduction;
Kentung;
Hsipaw;
Hsenwi;
Tasungpeng;
Mongmit, South Hsenwi & the Rest of the North;
The Central and True Shan States;
Mognai and the Southeast;
Three River Valleys...and Nine States;
Yawnghwe;
The Myelat Area...The Alternate URL contains the original division into 28 articles. The main URL is to a version which brings them into a single document -- easier for reading and printing out. The date of publication I have given is as near as I could get to "the 1950s" |
| Author/creator: | | Mi Mi Khaing. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/MiMiKhaing-Shan.html |
| Format/size: | | html (243K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://surin.mangrai.com/khai/kanbawsa/ |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Freunde der Shan/Friends of Shan |
| Description/subject: | | Übersetzung wichtiger Berichte von SWAN/SHRF
Hintergrundinformationen über Geschichte, Geographie, Kultur und einer Reihe zusätzlicher Links. This site carries a German translations of the important SWAN/SHRF reports, "License to Rape" - "Lizenz zur Vergewaltigung", plus a couple of related articles, and will no doubt have more in the future. |
| Language: | | Deutsch, German (+some English) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | FSSN: Forum of Shan State Nationalities |
| Description/subject: | | " This is an open discussion forum of "Nationalities of Shan State". Here, we might be discussion on various topic on the affairs of Shan State. Aim of this Dicussion Group : -
* To Cooperate and build strong relationship within Ethnic Nationalities of Shan State in the ground of Politics, Social and Culture.
* To restore Federal Democracy in Burma as well as self-determination in Shan State.
* To promote Nationalities of Shan State in any ground in order to equalize with other Nationalities of Burma.
* To help the people participation in Constitution making process of Shan State."...
NEWS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | FSSN |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 31 December 2005 |
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| Title: | | Shanland |
| Description/subject: | | Contains pages from the Shan Human Rights Foundation, Shan Herald Agency for News, Shan State Army, The Shan Democratic Union. Lots of historical and constitutional docs on the site |
| Language: | | English |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Shanworld |
| Description/subject: | | Website of Shan State Army (South) and associated groups. Large, lively site. Photos, battle reports, political documents, human rights and drug news etc. |
| Language: | | English |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | UNPO Shan Page |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations and Peoples' Organization (UNPO) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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Individual Documents
| Title: | | Die Situation der Shan in Burma und in Thailand |
| Date of publication: | | 02 April 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | Der Artikel gibt einen detaillierten Überblick über die Situation des burmesischen Staates, seiner Politik gegenüber ethnischen Minderheiten, insbesondere der Shan und beschreibt die politische, wirtschaftliche und soziale Situation der Shan in Burma und in Thailand.
burmese policy of ethnicity; political, economical and social situation of the Shan in Burma and Thailand |
| Language: | | German, Deutsch |
| Source/publisher: | | Freunde der Shan |
| Format/size: | | Html (21kb) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2008 |
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| Title: | | Die Tai des Shan Staats |
| Date of publication: | | 22 June 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | Obgleich der Shan Staat geographisch betrachtet zu Burma gehört, unterscheiden sich die Shan im Hinblick auf ihre Abstammung und Sprache von den anderen Bevölkerungsgruppen in diesem Land. So stammen beispielsweise die Mon und die Burmesen von Bevölkerungsgruppen ab, die einst aus der tibetischen Hochebene eingewandert waren, während die Shan - d.h. die heutigen Tai - und Laoten von den Tai abstammen. The Tai of the Shan-State; |
| Author/creator: | | Nel Adams (alias Sao Noan Oo) |
| Source/publisher: | | Burma Riders / Freunde der Shan |
| Format/size: | | html (23kb) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.friends-of-shan.de/?p=26 |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 August 2007 |
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| Title: | | A Shan Kaleidoscope - a review of "The Shan: Culture, Art and Crafts" |
| Date of publication: | | March 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | The Shan: Culture, Art and Crafts, by Susan Conway. River Books, Bangkok, 2006. P212...
Factual errors fail to mar a beautiful book about a Burmese ethnic minority culture...
"This is the ideal book for anyone interested in Shan textiles, paintings and architecture. It also contains a wealth of unique historical photographs, many taken at the turn of the last century. Susan Conway, a research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, has done a wonderful job presenting traditional Shan art and culture, and the outcome is a beautiful, coffee-table-style book, which in many ways is the first of its kind about the Shan peoples of upper and northeastern Burma. The book covers Shan history, princes and palaces, arts, crafts and even trade, and it contains detailed descriptions of Shan male and female dress and textile patterns..." |
| Author/creator: | | Bertil Lintner |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 15, No. 3 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 May 2008 |
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| Title: | | The Politics of Representation |
| Date of publication: | | April 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | Media has helped bridge the gap between ethnic cousins the Thais and Burma's Shan minority, but old suspicions linger on |
| Author/creator: | | Ampika Jirat |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 14, No. 4 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 December 2006 |
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| Title: | | Boom Town Spectacular |
| Date of publication: | | February 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | The China/Burma border town where a minority rules...
"...Thousands of Shan people are packed into the temple grounds, singing at a volume so intense, that the notes reverberate through the nearby hills...It’s the Shan New Year celebration and I am in Muse, across from the Chinese town of Ruili, on the famous Burma Road. Like many border towns, it’s a strange place full of trading houses, karaoke joints and brothels. It is also the most important border crossing between Burma and China..." |
| Author/creator: | | Ampika Jirat |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 14, No.2 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2006 |
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| Title: | | Uncertainty Reigns in Shan State |
| Date of publication: | | November 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Conflicting claims, suspicion and arrests create confusion...
"Although the Rangoon regime insists that Shan State is stable, one armed opposition group, the Shan State Army (South), continues to hold out against government pressure to disarm. Relations between Shan groups and the regime are also strained because of the arrest in February of several ethnic leaders, including 82-year-old activist Shwe Ohn.
Complicating the situation still further in Shan State is the status of the United Wa State Army, which maintains a de facto ceasefire with the regime while allegedly continuing to engage in a drugs trade protected by their own armed forces.
The first ceasefire agreements between Shan ethnic groups and the regime were signed in 1989. The original agreements granted the groups business concessions, particularly in logging, and tax collection autonomy. They also allowed the groups to remain armed—but from early this year the regime has been pressing them to disarm under a program dubbed “Exchange Arms for Peace.”..." |
| Author/creator: | | Aung Lwin Oo |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 13, No. 11 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2006 |
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| Title: | | Mobile Identity |
| Date of publication: | | October 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Modern technology is helping keep Shan tradition alive...
"When Sai Lek, an ethnic Shan living in Chiang Mai, bought his first mobile phone—an outdated, oversized Nokia—he wasn’t too bothered about it being cutting edge. Practicality was the key: if life in Burma can go on without a mobile phone, it’s a different story in Thailand, where mobile communication is not just de rigueur, it’s a way of life.
So, it was something of an irony to discover that this portable symbol of freedom and prosperity could actually be used as a tool to preserve, of all things, Shan identity. While the default languages on Sai Lek’s phone were the standard Thai and English, he soon discovered that by using the drawing function, he could reproduce the entire Shan alphabet..." |
| Author/creator: | | Ampika Jirat |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 13, No. 10 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2006 |
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| Title: | | Zwischen den Fronten. Unterricht für Flüchtlingskinder aus Burma |
| Date of publication: | | March 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | Eine Schule insbesondere für Shan-Kinder in einem Tempel in Nordthailand, Interview mit einer Lehrerin über ihre Erfahrungen als Kindersoldatin bei den Shan-Rebellen und dem Abt des Tempels.
education for Shan children, childsoldiers, Shan refugees in Thailand |
| Author/creator: | | Ralf Willinger |
| Language: | | Deutsch, German |
| Source/publisher: | | Terre des Hommes |
| Date of entry/update: | | 19 May 2005 |
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| Title: | | Lizenz zur Vergewaltigung- "Licence to rape" |
| Date of publication: | | May 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | Deutsche Übersetzung des Artikels "Licence to rape"
Die in Nordthailand im Exil ansässige Menschenrechtsorganisation "Shan Women's Action Network" (SWAN) erstellte im Mai 2002 einen umfassenden und detaillierten Bericht über die weitverbreitete Anwendung sexueller Gewalt gegen Frauen und Mädchen im Shan Staat (im Nordosten des burmesischen Staatsgebiets). Dieser Bericht trägt den schockierenden Titel:
"License to Rape" - Lizenz zur Vergewaltigung
Der Report belegt detailliert, dass das burmesische Militär in systematischer Weise Vergewaltigungen als Mittel der Kriegsführung gegen das Volk der Shan benutzt
Inhalt
Vergewaltigung als "Kriegswaffe" geduldet
Militarisierung verursacht zunehmende Gefährdung durch Vergewaltigung
Zwangsarbeit
Die Überlebenden
Sexuelle Gewalt als internationales Verbrechen |
| Author/creator: | | Shan Herald Agency for News- Deutsche Übersetzung: Freunde der Shan |
| Language: | | Deutsch, German |
| Source/publisher: | | Freunde der Shan |
| Format/size: | | HTML |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.freunde-der-shan.de/?p=23 |
| Date of entry/update: | | 11 August 2006 |
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| Title: | | Raising the Setting Sun |
| Date of publication: | | June 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Shan State has played a pivotal role in Burma's modern political history, but its culture and people have been under siege since the spirit of the historic Panglong Agreement was killed along with Aung San and other assassinated independence leaders in 1947, writes Irrawaddy culture editor Min Zin. Once known as the "land of the Sunset Kings", the homeland of the Shan is now struggling to emerge from the shadow of Burmese cultural hegemony. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy", Vol.8. No. 6 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | We Have Manpower in the Millions |
| Date of publication: | | April 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | On May 21, Col Yord Serk, commander of the Shan State Army South, invited a group of journalists to attend a ceremony marking Shan Resistance Day. In an exclusive interview with The Irrawaddy, the Shan leader discussed his efforts to bring the Burmese regime to the bargaining table. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy", Vol. 8. No. 4-5 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | The Shan States of Burma: Toyotas, Traders and Tribes |
| Date of publication: | | 01 March 1999 |
| Description/subject: | | Article -- travelling in Shan State. Photos |
| Author/creator: | | Leslie Nevison |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "Things Asian" |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Geschichte der Shan |
| Date of publication: | | 1999 |
| Description/subject: | | Ein chronologischer Überblick über die wichtigsten Ereignisse in der Geschichte der Shan (650 - 1999); a chronological overview over the most important events in the history of the Shan (650 - 1999) |
| Language: | | German, Deutsch |
| Format/size: | | Html (19 kb) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2008 |
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| Title: | | Flüchtlinge aus dem Shan Staat: Schluss mit den Mythen |
| Description/subject: | | Übersetzung des Berichts: "Dispelling the Myth"
Im Folgenden sollen die neun am weitesten verbreiteten Mythen über Asyl suchende Shan durch die Darstellung der tatsächlichen Fakten entkräftet werden und damit zu einem verbesserten Verständnis für die Situation der Shan beitragen. |
| Author/creator: | | The Shan Women's Action Network |
| Language: | | Deutsch, German |
| Source/publisher: | | Freunde der Shan |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 16 March 2005 |
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| Title: | | The Tai of the Shan State |
| Description/subject: | | Historical essay |
| Author/creator: | | Nel Adams alias Sao Noan Oo |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | unsourced |
| Format/size: | | Undated |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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