Among Insurgents : Walking Through Burma

Shelby Tucker entered the Shan State of Burma through a border area of China closed to foreigners, crossed the Kachin Hills and left Burma via an area of India closed to foreigners. He was detained by Communist rebels, handed over to Kachin rebels and arrested by the Indian Army." "Among Insurgents is more than an adventure story. It describes the Kachins, the most important of Burma's 'hidden colonies', of whom very little has been written, offers a brief and readable analysis of the Burmese Civil War, including its ethnic and religious dimensions, and examines the symbiotic relationship between the civil war and the international drugs trade. Shelby Tucker interviewed poppy farmers and leaders on both sides of the narcotics divide, and his report to the US National Security Council may have contributed to Washington's changed perception of the Burma Army as the main player in the trade.