Tangled Lands: Burma and India's Unfinished Separation, 1937–1948

In 1937, Burma formally separated from India. The separation might seem self-evident, given India and Burma's framing as distinct, bounded spaces. Yet, in the Patkai mountains straddling them, separation was a complex process with only a murky sense of finality, more problematic and contested t...

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Vydané v:	The Journal of Asian studies Ročník 80; číslo 2; s. 293 - 315
Hlavný autor:	Guyot-Réchard, Bérénice
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.05.2021 Duke University Press, NC & IL
Predmet:	20th century Asian studies Assimilation Colonialism Divorce Frame analysis Marital disruption Nation states Politics Postcolonialism Indian subcontinent Myanmar (Burma) India colonialism Patkai decolonization maps Burma borderlands intra-imperial relations India territory
ISSN:	0021-9118, 1752-0401
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Shrnutí:	In 1937, Burma formally separated from India. The separation might seem self-evident, given India and Burma's framing as distinct, bounded spaces. Yet, in the Patkai mountains straddling them, separation was a complex process with only a murky sense of finality, more problematic and contested than generally acknowledged. The border ran through similar groups and complex networks, which posed recurring problems for local inhabitants and frontier officials. As independence neared, colonial officials unsuccessfully tried to reshape the Patkai's territorialization. Viewed from the Patkai, the narrative of an amiable divorce between two ill-suited partners crumbles. The separation was one of several partitions that created bounded spaces across South Asia during the twentieth century. Seeing Burma and India as distinct others privileges spatio-cultural hierarchies rooted in colonial frameworks, assimilated by postcolonial political arrangements and nation-state-centric scholarship. This article foregrounds the need to explore how India and Burma were made against one another and recover alternative spatialities.
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ISSN:	0021-9118 1752-0401
DOI:	10.1017/S0021911820000017