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Podcast: New Books in Anthropology
Episode: Stephen Huard, "Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar" (âBerghahn Books, 2024)
Description: This episode of New Books in Southeast Asian Studies features StĂ©phen Huard talking about Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of MyanmarÂ ï»ż(âBerghahn Books, 2024), in which he takes a deep dive into the history and anthropology of village leadership in Myanmarâs central dry zone, or anya. In it, StĂ©phen develops âcalibrated engagementâ as a category to describe relations among headmen and big men, or lugyi, from his observations in two villages near Monywa. Though the book was researched prior to the military coup of 2021, it offers material with which to make sense of both why and how people...