Donald M. Seekins is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies in the College of International Studies of Meio University in Okinawa, Japan. Receiving a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1980, he has done extensive research and writing on the history, politics and society of Burma, making frequent visits to the country for fieldwork.

• Introduction; Burma in World War II - The Paradoxes of State- and Army building; Burmese and Japanese War Narratives; Biri-Kichi - Burma-Japan Relations and the Politics of Aid, 1951-88; Japan's Response to the Post-1988 Political Crisis in Burma; The Ambiguities of 'Quiet Dialogue'; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Donald M. Seekins is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies in the College of International Studies of Meio University in Okinawa, Japan. Receiving a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1980, he has done extensive research and writing on the history, politics and society of Burma, making frequent visits to the country for fieldwork.

• Introduction; Burma in World War II - The Paradoxes of State- and Army building; Burmese and Japanese War Narratives; Biri-Kichi - Burma-Japan Relations and the Politics of Aid, 1951-88; Japan's Response to the Post-1988 Political Crisis in Burma; The Ambiguities of 'Quiet Dialogue'; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Donald M. Seekins is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies in the College of International Studies of Meio University in Okinawa, Japan. Receiving a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1980, he has done extensive research and writing on the history, politics and society of Burma, making frequent visits to the country for fieldwork.

• Introduction; Burma in World War II - The Paradoxes of State- and Army building; Burmese and Japanese War Narratives; Biri-Kichi - Burma-Japan Relations and the Politics of Aid, 1951-88; Japan's Response to the Post-1988 Political Crisis in Burma; The Ambiguities of 'Quiet Dialogue'; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.