Activity space ; Army ; Cultural geography ; Cultural studies ; Education ; Education system ; United States of America
From a geography perspective, the American Army must operate in numerous countries simultaneously. To succeed, the Army must interact and communicate with nations at a level of shared understanding and enthusiasm of each others culture. The soldier
must understand the cultural nature of geography as well as the physical. The AA. give examples of cultural illiteracy on the part of the military. The solution to a lack of cultural awareness is given in the form of improvements to the Army military
Geography and war. The « New Geography » and the « New Army » in England, 1899-1914
Army ; Conflict ; England ; Geopolitics ; History of geography ; Military geography ; Teaching of geography ; United Kingdom ; War
». Recognition of the importance of geography and cartography coincided with the reform of Army administration. The « New Geography » found a practical role in the « New Army », complementary to that conventionally understood in the universities.
Forgotten battles, forgotten maps : resources for reconstructing historical topographical intelligence using army map service materials
Army ; Historical geography ; Source of documentation ; Topographic map ; United States of America
A. discusses the history of the United States Army Map Service (AMS) and how its materials, which deal with topographical intelligence (terrain, facilities, and transport networks in enemy territory), became available in library collections. He
Army ; Burma ; Conflict ; Guerilla ; History ; Policy ; Political regime ; Socialism ; State ; War
The book is made of 7 chapters. 1- Coercion and the Colonial States, 1826-1941 ; 2- The Japanese occupation, 1941-1943 ; 3- Resistance and the United Front, 1943-1945 ; 4- Making peace and making armies, 1945-1948 ; 5- Insurgency and state
disintegration, 1948-1950 ; 6- Warfareand army building, 1950-1953 ; 7- Warriors as state builders, 1953-1962. The A. explains the extraordinary durability of the Burmese military regime and views the origine of the army rule in the relationship between war
Army ; Burma ; Colonization ; Conflict ; History ; Independence ; Political geography
Collection of seven articles. The first three (in English) deals with 1. the genesis of the Burma Independence Army ; 2. retrospect on the Yangon University Developments ; 3. the fight against British colonialism in 1888, two years after
The disorder in order : the army-state in Burma since 1962
Army ; Burma ; Conflict ; Development strategy ; Drug ; Economic policy ; Geopolitics ; History ; Policy ; Political regime ; Religion ; Social control ; Socialism ; State
Since 1962 the Army presides to the destiny of the Union of Burma. General Ne Win implemented socialist economic policies that drove the country from prosperity to least developed nation status by 1987. The following year a new military regime
, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), brutally suppressed a nation wide movement for democracy. SLORC promoted an open economy, including foreign private investment, but operates on the same assumptions as its predecessor : that State-Army
Needles, picks and an intern named Laing : exploring the psychiatric spaces of Army life
The paper delves into the world of medical and Army psychiatric practice in Britain during the 1950s, in order to reveal the importance of thinking geographically about the life and work of Scottish psychiatrist and psychotherapist R.D. Laing (1927
Army ; Burma ; Daily life ; Human rights ; Policy ; Political regime ; Status of women ; Violence ; Woman
Report based on original interviews of army defectors and Burmese villagers. The burmese army, largely uneducated, plays an enormous role in the daily governance of Burma and is indistinguishable from the ruling regime. The army (Tatmadaw
Army ; Burma ; Community ; Conflict ; Enquiry ; Forced migration ; Internal migration ; Political geography
to human security in eastern Burma are related to militarisation. 235 government battalions are based in eastern Burma and the army targets the civilians as a mean of undermining the opposition. Land confiscation and extortion are more widespread impacts
of the army so-called ‘self reliance’ policy. Hydro-electric projects along the Salween river continue to cause displacement and obstruct return and resettlement. Coercive state-sponsored development projects induce the collapse of livelihood and leave
Fondements des deux principaux types de méthodes de désaisonnalisation et de la méthode X-11-ARMMI
Porte sur les hypothèses fondamentales de deux types techniques de désaisonnalisation: 1. Méthodes de régression| 2. Méthodes de lissage linéaire (moyenne mobile) en se basant surtout sur la méthode X-11-ARMMI. La désaisonnalisation est basée sur
Administrative structure ; Army ; Burma ; Conflict ; Ethnic community ; History ; Political life ; Tourist site
Poppies ; the Struggle for Freedom ; the Refugee Camps ; the Saffron Revolution ; Aung San Suu Kyi ; the Revolt of 8.8.88 against the Military Socialist Dictatorship ; The Shan State Army ; the Karen Revolution ; the activities of the Mae Tao Clinic
Army ; Burma ; Ethnic community ; Internal migration ; Political geography ; Resource management ; Transfer of population
This survey compiles abuses by the Burmese army reported during 2008 in relation to the legal framework for crimes against humanity. Between 1996 and 2007, 3200 settlements were destroyed. IDP are estimated to be over half a million persons
Army ; Audiovisual ; Bangkok ; Communication ; Democracy ; Policy ; State ; Thailand
, a new situation enhancing the role of the army could damage the reliability of Thai media. Among the authors are Kavi Chongkittavorn, Weera Prateepchaikul, Thongbai Thongpao, Arjarn Phansasiri Kularb. - (GL)
Army ; Burma ; Economic system ; Ethnic community ; Minority ; Policy ; Political regime ; Religion ; Social system
The political regime in Myanmar used to be a seemingly monopolistic structure where power was exclusively in the Army’s hands. A marginal external influence was exercised by businessmen with close ties to the regime while the country was also
exposed to the influence of powerful regional states. Since the general elections of November 2010, a new Republic of the Union of Burma has been established. The parliamentary democracy is still under the control of the army, but a range of non-state
actors are seeking to cope with the shortcomings of the economic and political system. Over the last 15 years, NGOs have been exploring the margins of the army’s monopoly. They have become the experts of the ‘politics of silence,’ attempting to influence