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1938
Burma in 1938
Taken in 1938, this photograph of Rangoon Harbour captures the calm at the centre of a storm. The tumultuous rumblings of 1938 foreshadowed elements of the country's future: the new quasi-democratic constitution and appeals for constitutional refor; more political freedom; hotly contested elections and political infighting; calls to "protect race and religion"; economic uncertainty and extreme income inequality; Buddhist-Muslim violence; increasing strategic importance between China and India; and the rise of extreme nationalism.
