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OverviewVarious contractual deeds were exchanged between people in Burmese dynastic society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These deeds, known as thet-kayits, especially debt deeds, are valuable documents that show the socioeconomic conditions of the time. Through the reading of more than 3,000 local historical documents, the author vividly reflects specific ups and downs of the lives of ordinary people in early modern Burma, including disputes over debts and the flexible civil court system for adjudicating them, and the wisdom of life. Using Burma as a case study, this book is an attempt to empirically demonstrate the possibilities of research on early modern Southeast Asia based on documentary sources unique to the region, which until now have been largely unexplored. A new image of Burma's early modern period emerges here, overturning the conventional view of history that assumes a two-tier society of 'absolute monarchs' versus 'people without rights'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Teruko SaitoPublisher: Trans Pacific Press Imprint: Trans Pacific Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.417kg ISBN: 9781920850418ISBN 10: 1920850414 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 31 July 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: thet-kayits as important historical documents I. Money-lending Contracts and Their Background Chapter 1: Climate, Demographic Changes, and Foreign Wars Chapter 2: The Konbaung Era in Burmese Monetary History II. Humans as Collateral for Debt Chapter 3: Human-mortgage Contracts in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Chapter 4: Human-mortgage Contracts in the Salin Region III. Land as Collateral for Debt Chapter 5: Land-mortgage Contracts in Byangya Village Chapter 6: Land-mortgage Contracts in the Central Plains IV. How to Characterize Early Modern Burma? Chapter 7: Early Modern Burma as a Contractual Society Chapter 8: Mediation of Disputes over Pledged Land Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTeruko Saito is Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Her specialty is Burmese socioeconomic history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |