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Why Decolonising Area Studies is Not Enough: A Case Study of the Complex Legacies of Colonial Knowledge-Making in the Indo-Myanmar Borderlands by Sadan, Mandy

“…Decolonisation has become an important agenda both within academic institutions as well as within wider society in recent years. Yet the term is infrequently…”
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Researching Life Stories of the Myanmar-China Jadeite Trade by Sadan, Mandy, Yü, Dan Smyer, Dan, Seng Lawn

“…Jadeite is one of the most valuable gemstones in the world, yet its value is created largely by its importance within the cultural region of eastern Asia,…”
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Historical Photography in Kachin State: An Update on the Impact of the James Henry Green Collection of Photographs by Sadan, Mandy

“…This paper presents part of a still ongoing study of the impact of a published work based on the photographic collections of Colonel James Henry Green, Burma…”
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Critical minerals and rare earth elements in a planetary just transition: An interdisciplinary perspective by Brown, David, Zhou, Ronghui, Sadan, Mandy

“…•Introduces the special issue ‘Governing the supply of rare earths and other ‘critical’ minerals for a planetary just transition’.•Explore core dilemmas and…”
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The Pat Jasan drug eradication social movement in Northern Myanmar, part three: Legal pluralism & the challenge of everyday justice by Maran, Ja Htoi Pan, Sadan, Mandy

“…This paper provides an overview of the activities of a large drug eradication movement called Pat Jasan in northern Myanmar. It will outline the different…”
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The role of artisanal mining in the sustainable development of Myanmar’s jadeite industry by Sadan, Mandy, Lawn Dan, Seng

“…Jade is reputed to be the second most valuable gemstone in the world, and its most valuable form, jadeite, is mined in the Kachin State of northern Myanmar…”
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The Pat Jasan drug eradication social movement in northern Myanmar, part two: Deep culture & cultural psychology by Sadan, Mandy, Maran, Ja Htoi Pan, Dan, Seng Lawn

“…Pat Jasan emerged as a largescale popular social movement in the Kachin region of northern Myanmar in 2014, with the objective of eradicating illicit drug…”
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Ethnic armies and ethnic conflict in Burma: Reconsidering the history of colonial militarization in the Kachin region of Burma during the Second World War by Sadan, Mandy

“…This paper considers the recruitment of volunteer levies into British forces in northern Burma during the Second World War. Using data compiled by a local…”
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The Pat Jasan drug eradication social movement in Northern Myanmar, part one: Origins & reactions by Dan, Seng Lawn, Maran, Ja Htoi Pan, Sadan, Mandy, Meehan, Patrick, Goodhand, Jonathan

“…This commentary provides an introduction to the origins and emergence of Pat Jasan, a social movement that emerged amongst the Kachin population of northern…”
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The Historical Visual Economy of Photography in Burma by Sadan, Mandy

“…This paper presents an outline of the development of photography in Burma from the early colonial period to the end of the 1980s. It explores the relationship…”
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ONGOING CONFLICT IN THE KACHIN STATE by Sadan, Mandy

“…Even casual observers of the Myanmar political scene will be aware that one of the most difficult and enduring problems that continues to challenge the…”
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Ongoing Conflict in the Kachin State by Sadan, Mandy

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Author’s Response: Mandy Sadan by Sadan, Mandy

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Young people's everyday pathways into drug harms in Shan State, Myanmar by Meehan, Patrick, Sadan, Mandy, Aung Hla, Sai, Kham Phu, Sai, Muai Oo, Nang

“…In recent decades, youth drug use has become a cause of increasing concern across Asia and has inspired hardening drug control measures. However, consistently…”
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Syphilis and the Kachin regeneration campaign, 1937-1938 by Sadan, Mandy

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Being and becoming Kachin: histories beyond the state in the border worlds of Burma by Farrelly, Nicholas, Maran, La Raw, Sadan, Mandy

“…'What if they just change the name to 'Northern Region'?' The question, when put to me, hangs awkwardly in the steamy tropical air. The subtext, a plea for…”
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Challenging the Limits: Indigenous Peoples of the Mekong Region by Sadan, Mandy

“…Part II covers a range of contexts from education and literacy (Scott O'Brien, Judith Pine), to a very dense sociological discussion of network analysis…”
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Book Review: Local Traditions, Global Modernities: Dress, Identity and the Creation of Public Self-Images in Contemporary Urban Myanmar by Sadan, Mandy

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War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar: The Kachin Ceasefire, 1994–2011 by Jaquet, Carine

“…War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar: The Kachin Ceasefire, 1994–2011, edited by Mandy Sadan, is reviewed…”
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War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar: The Kachin Ceasefire, 1994-2011 by South, Ashley

“…War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar: The Kachin Ceasefire, 1994-2011. Edited by Mandy Sadan. Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2016. Softcover: 517pp…”
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