Tag: Blogs by Tony

General Ne Win, Burmanization, and the Problem of Peace in Modern Myanmar

Ethnography.com

I have been remiss in posting to Ethnography.com. For about ten years, this ws a forum I really enjoyed. There was a community of bloggers, and the quality…

Post date 26th May 2024
Post author By Tony Waters
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British Colonialism and Railways to Nowhere in Northern Burma

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In Northern Burma there is a railway bridge, the Gokteik Viaduct. It was completed in 1900 by a Pennsylvania steel company under contract to the British government, which…

Post date 23rd October 2022
Post author By Tony Waters
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Trying to Out the CIA, and Other Musings about Ethnography.com

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Last June, I published an article about the role of the CIA in the post-World War II world order. I rather liked it, but no one seems to…

Post date 8th September 2022
Post author By Tony Waters
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Ghosts Look Over the Shoulders of Myanmar Peace Negotiators

Post date 18th January 2021
Post author By Tony Waters
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Reading Myanmar—‘Miss Burma’ and the Liberal Conscience

Post date 30th March 2020
Post author By Tony Waters
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Searching for Classical Social Theory in Thailand

Post date 27th June 2019
Post author By Tony Waters
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How to Read a WEIRD Evidence-Based Yangon Consultancy Report

Post date 24th June 2019
Post author By Tony Waters
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Thinking about Yangon: Normalcy or Conflict?

Post date 27th February 2019
Post author By Tony Waters
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When is the country between India and Thailand called, Burma or Myanmar?

Post date 6th January 2019
Post author By Tony Waters
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Ethnography.com is reborn for 2019!

Post date 26th December 2018
Post author By Tony Waters
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Gallows Tale II: The Hanging File of Tanganyika 1920-1928 and the Risk of Escape!

Post date 11th October 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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Gallows Tale I: The Hanging File of Tanganyika Territory 1920-1928 and the Extra “Whack”

Post date 8th October 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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A Baker from Dresden

Post date 20th September 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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Asking How Many Children Your Mother Has is a Complicated Survey Question!

Post date 4th June 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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The Connection between Crime and Immigration: A Complicated but not Conflicted Issue

Post date 2nd June 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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Max Weber was a funny guy!

Post date 28th April 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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The Eyewitness Fallacy: Are Studies of China Best Done in China, or the British Library?

Post date 3rd April 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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“Notes on the Murders of Thirty of My Neighbors”

Post date 28th March 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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Speaking German Like You Work at McDonald’s (or are a Hollander)

Post date 10th March 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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The Case of the Exploding Pinto

Post date 8th March 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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Walkabout 2: My Diverse Classroom in Thailand

Post date 22nd January 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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Vanity as an Occupational Disease–Of Politicians (and everyone else)!

Post date 20th January 2017
Post author By Tony Waters
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My Life as an Honored Potted Plant

Post date 25th October 2016
Post author By Tony Waters
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When is Peer Review the Gold Standard, and When is it Only Tin?

Post date 22nd October 2016
Post author By Tony Waters
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