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Burma History: more books (100)

Suffering in Silence: The Human Rights Nightmare of the Karen People of Burma by Claudio O. Delang, Karen Human Rights Group, 2001-01-01
The Burma Campaign by Frank McLynn, 2010-07-05
Burma And Japan Since 1940: From 'Co-prosperity' to 'Quiet Dialogue' (Nias Monographs) by Donald M. Seekins, 2007-04-30
Commando: The Illustrated History of Britain's Green Berets by David Reynolds, 2001-01-01
The Return of the Galon King: History, Law, and Rebellion in Colonial Burma (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series) by Maitrii Aung-Thwin, 2010-12-01
Irrigation in the Heartland of Burma: Foundations of the Pre-Colonial Burmese State (Occasional Paper Series, No 15) by Michael Aung-Thwin, 1990-01
Journey through Burma in 1936: A View of the Culture, History and Institutions by HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, 1999-08-05
History of the Shan State: From Its Origins to 1962 by Sai Aung Tun, 2008-12
Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile (Local history and memoirs) by Chao Tzang Yawnghwe, 1987-12
FIGHTING THROUGH TO KOHIMA: A Memoir of War in India and Burma by Michael Lowry, 2009-04
The Burma Road: The Epic Story of One of World War II's Most Remarkable Endeavours by Donovan Webster, 2005-02
Hurricanes over Burma by Matthew C. Cotton, 1996-03
The future of Burma, by Frank Burton Leach, 1937
The Mists Of Ramanna: The Legend That Was Lower Burma by Michael A. Aung-Thwin, 2005-06-30

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Burmas History
burma s early history is practically uncharted but by the 8th century the Mons burma s subsequent violent history largely concerns the struggle between
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Extractions: Today at Yangon The History of Burma The early history of Burma Burma's early history is practically uncharted but by the 8th century the Mons - who probably originated in Central Asia - occupied the lower portions of the Irrawaddy basin, while the Burmans had established themselves on the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy. Burma's subsequent violent history largely concerns the struggle between these 2 predominant racial groups. Kings fought wars in order to carry off slaves from the kingdoms they conquered; it was important to have a large labor force to build temples and pagodas and to grow rice. The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma (a 19th century historical mythology) claims that the Burmese kings were descendants of the Buddha's family but historians have found no evidence of any ruler before the 1th century King Anawrahta of Pagan. From the 10th century on, the Burmans were the largest group; they were also the most important in terms of their historical, cultural and political contribution to Burma's heritage. Between the I7th and 19th centuries, the Burmans succeeded in uniting the country under one monarch on 3 separate occasions. When each of these empires fragmented, Burma became a muddle of quarrelling races. In the 19th century, the Burmese frequently clashed with the British and were defeated in 1885, resulting in the capture and exile of the last king. Early history
Burma(Myanmar) History & Burma(Myanmar) Culture | IExplore
burma(Myanmar) history Previously known (and often still referred to) as burma,the area of Myanmar was populated through three waves of migration by the
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Extractions: In September that year, the military stepped in. The demonstrations were brutally suppressed and the political upheaval brought to a halt. Far from threatening it, the putsch strengthened the position of Ne Win; the leader of the coup, General Saw Maung, and his senior staff were all known to be long-standing supporters of the reclusive dictator. Although Ne Win relinquished his official title as leader of the nation, he continued to exercise considerable influence over the running of the country. Ex-army General Tin Oo and the Western-educated liberal Aung Sang Suu Kyi, daughter of Aung San, led the principal internal opposition. After crushing domestic political opposition, the Ne Win junta concluded in 1989 that some political concessions were essential (mostly to assuage international opinion) and announced that elections would be held. The main opposition movements campaigned under the banner of the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, and won the election, which was held in May 1990, taking 80 per cent of the seats in the National Assembly. However, the regime used elaborate delaying tactics and harassment of opposition leaders to hold onto power; Suu Kyi herself was put under house arrest and remained there for five years.
Mandalay - Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar(burma)/Travel/Yangon (Rangoon) history King Mindon, making it thecapital of an independent kingdom for less than 30 years, had founded the town
http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-mandalay/mandalay.htm

Extractions: Mandalay is situated about 600 kilometers north of Yangon on the Ayeyarwaddy River. It is Myanmar's second largest city. Located in the Mandalay Division, it is the Capital. Mandalay is one of the largest cities in the country. It is also the major trading and communications center in northern and central Myanmar and is linked by rail with other large Myanmar cities. Mandalay is surrounded by its ancient neighboring cities as Mingun, Sagaing, Innwa (Ava), and Amarapura.
Free Burma: General Info
Very briefly, what s the modern history there? burma was colonized by the Britishin 1886 and became independent in 1948. There was a brief period of
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Extractions: What's the Story with Burma? Why not start with a short picture tour ? It's short, educating, very graphic, and to the point. You can skip it, but if you check it out, you'll probably be asking yourself the following few questions... Frequently Asked Questions Very briefly, what's the modern history there? Tell me a little bit about the culture. Very briefly, what's the modern history there? Burma was colonized by the British in 1886 and became independent in 1948. There was a brief period of parliamentary democracy when U Nu served as Prime Minister until 1962 when he was deposed in a military coup by General Ne Win. Apparently Ne Win didn't know what to do next. He's not an economist, not a scientist, not even a politician. He's a general. Since the coup, Burma has been a repressed country cut off from the rest of the world. Ne Win began a policy of extreme isolationism, non-alignment and neutrality. He rejected investments by Western and other foreign governments, nationalized industry, banks, the import/export trade, and retail business. To retain power through such tragic failure he used the skills he had as a general: fear, disappearances, murders, arrests, and torture. He is believed still to wield power.
Online Burma Library > Main Library > History > Military History
Military history See also the Military/Tatmadaw Section Chronological account,in cluding burma, 1942 7 December 194126 May 1942 Indiaburma 2
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Burma (Myanmar): History & Culture
An annotated list of Internet resources on the history culture of burma (Myanmar).
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/burma-hist.html

Extractions: The Arakan Society Society aiming "to promote & conduct research into all aspects of Arakanese history & to actively engage in & encourage the collection & publication of manuscript sources relating to Arakan" ASEAN COCI: Myanmar Culture; general information; media Burma- Grace Under Pressure A multimedia tour by Geoffrey Hiller Burma Research Electronic Discussion Group (BuRe) "Europe's electronic forum for the academic study of pre-contemporary Burma" An Interview with Amitav Ghosh Conversation with the author of The Glass Palace , a novel addressing "the relationship between India & Burma during the British colonial period" Religion; pagodas; Mandalay Palace; primates; tourist attractions; business opportunity; advertising industry; facets of culture including painting, music, visual arts, literary arts, theatre arts, traditional food, performing arts, etc. Burma General Information News Media Asia General China Japan Korea Hong Kong Taiwan Macau Mongolia Brunei Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Home Site Map Menus:
Southeast Asian History; History Of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Burma, Laos,
history of Southeast Asia, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, burma, Laos, Malaysia.Influence of Spanish, Indians, Araba, Persians, Portugese, Dutch,
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Extractions: 3. Reports of corruption, instability, and atrocities at the court of Burma's last king, a drunkard named Thibaw. Britons were shocked by stories that told of a queen being trampled to death by elephants and of Thibaw ordering the execution of eight of his brothers in a single day. Surely, the Britons told themselves, it was their moral duty to protect others from themselves.
Buddhism In Burma
Buddhism took a firm hold in burma in the fifth and sixth centuries CE and is today Suggested Reading. history of Buddhismhistory of Buddhism Links
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Burma Project - History Of Distrust Puts Thai-Myanmar Ties On Brink
burma Project. Press Release Japanese Grant Rewards Burmese Talks, hong kong,april 25, 2001.
http://www.burmaproject.org/061302history_thai_myanmar_disputes.html
The History Of Burma
View information on the history of burma and other world countries.
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Extractions: Burma was unified by Burman dynasties three times during the past millennium. The first such unification came with the foundation of the Pagan Dynasty in 1044 AD, which is considered the "Golden Age" in Burmese history. It is during this period that Theravada Buddhism first made its appearance in Burma, and the Pagan kings built a massive city with thousands of pagodas and monasteries along the Irrawaddy River. The Pagan Dynasty lasted until 1287 when a Mongol invasion destroyed the city. Ethnic Shan rulers, who established a political center at Ava, filled the ensuing political vacuum for a short time. In the 15th century, the Toungoo Dynasty succeeded again in unifying under Burman rule a large, multi-ethnic kingdom. This dynasty, which lasted from 1486 until 1752, left little cultural legacy, but expanded the kingdom through conquest of the Shans. Internal power struggles, and the cost of protracted warfare, led to the eventual decline of the Toungoo. The final Burman royal dynasty, the Konbaung, was established in 1752 under the rule of King Alaungpaya. Like the Toungoo Kings, the Konbaung rulers focused on warfare and conquest. Wars were fought with the ethnic Mons and Arkanese, and with the Siamese. The Burmese sacked the Siamese capital of Ayuthaya in 1767. This period also saw four invasions by the Chinese and three devastating wars with the British.
Asiabooks Catalogue - Burma
and their role in the history of burma and provides a clear analysis of the 2002, 410 pp., ISBN 974 7534 96 7) This book examines burma s history of
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Extractions: Books About... Burma By Author Name: A - C D - F G - K L - P ... U - Z Q R Ray, Nihar-Ranjan. BRAHMANICAL GODS IN BURMA. (A chapter of Indian art and iconography). (Singapore, Myanmar Rare Book Publications, 1998, 130 pp., ) This monograph, originally published in 1932, is an outcome of the studies and research by the author in the domain of Burmese art, archaeology and history. During his visits to Burma by the considerable number of Brahmanical images scattered all over the country and a close preliminary observation convinced him to publish a systematic iconographic and artistic study of the images. Price: $35.00 Ray, Nihar-Ranjan. SANSKRIT BUDDHISM IN BURMA. (Rangoon, Myanmar Book Co., 1998, 110 pp., ) This monograph was first published in Leiden in 1936 and attempts to explain one of the many aspects of the culture-complex of early Indo-Burmese history: at the same time it seeks to initiate another chapter in the history of the expansion of Indian religions and cultures outside India's natural geographical boundaries.
Pepsi Burma Boycott History
Schmidt later formed the Oregonbased Pepsi burma Boycott Committee, and became the in burma, including a brief history, information on AIDS and heroin,
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Extractions: Pepsico/Burma Boycott by Reid Cooper Boycott Quarterly, Summer 1997 The Pepsi logos seen throughout Burma, whether on billboards or in the state-run press, should soon be disappearing, sending one message that Burma's dictatorship, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (or SLORC) cannot censor. The recent decision by PepsiCo to cut all ties to Burma by May 31, 1997, is a significant achievement for Burma's democracy movement. A major Western corporation has promised, after much resistance, to leave Burma until democracy is restored. The boycott was first called by the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), which was founded by refugees who had fled SLORC's student massacres in 1988. In the ABSDF's newsletter, DAWN News Bulletin, dated April, 1990, the group argued that, despite the company's disingenuous claims to the contrary, PepsiCo's entry into Burma was "a direct and obvious involvement in Burma's politics." PepsiCo's high profile presence would give the emerging SLORC much-needed money and legitimacy.
The History Of Burma's Jade Mines
The history burma s famous jade (jadeite) mines at Hpakan and Tawmaw, withinformation on jade trading and cutting.
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Extractions: Jade, a shade of pain, and then you die. Seal, Deep Water Occidental accounts of the mines make their first appearance in 1837. Although in 1836, Captain Hannay obtained specimens of jadeite at Mogaung during his visit to the Assam frontier (Hannay, 1837), Dr. William Griffith (1847) was the first European to actually visit the mines, in 1837 (Griffith, 1847). The following is his account (all words in brackets are those of the present author): April 4th. April 5th. lesser W. Griffith, 1847
Burma And Beyond: The Luce Collection At The National Library Of Australia
Phases of prePagan burma, on the earlier history of burma, appeared posthumously.His writings remain authoritative today and are widely cited.
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Extractions: @import url(/stylesheets/nlaweb-tertiary.css); SEARCH: HOME CATALOGUE GUIDES ASK US ... REGISTER FIND FOR HELP ABOUT US VISIT US SHOP Home About us Staff Papers Article by Andrew Gosling published in National Library of Australia News , 6 (13), October 1996, pp 3-5 Gordon Hannington Luce (1889-1979) is widely regarded as the foremost European scholar on Burma. His outstanding library containing books, manuscripts , maps and photographs was acquired by the National Library of Australia in 1980, as part of its effort to develop major research collections on Asia . The Luce Collection contains important source material not only about Burma, but on neighbouring areas of Southeast Asia, India and China. Luce was born in the English cathedral town of Gloucester, the twelfth child of a clergyman whose family came from Jersey in the Channel Islands. From an early age, Gordon showed an intense interest in history, languages and literature. At six he was reading Homer in Greek. He also became a fine gymnast. There is a story that aged about nine, when told at dinner that children should be seen and not heard he performed a hand-stand on the arms of his chair in silent protest. At Cambridge he read Classics and English Literature. His wide circle of friends included Rupert Brooke, Aldous Huxley, Maynard Keynes, E.M. Forster, the China scholar Arthur Waley and other notable figures of the Bloomsbury set. Keynes financed the publication of a volume of Luce's poems with illustrations by the artist Duncan Grant.
Political And Economic History Of Myanmar (Burma)
Political and Economic history of Myanmar (burma). The official name of thecountry is the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar from the Burmese word for the martial
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Extractions: Thayer Watkins Myanmar (Burma) The official name of the country is the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar from the Burmese word for the martial attributes of strong and fast ). It used to be the Union of Burma and even now most people outside of the country call it Burma but in actuality it is the Burman Empire, basically as it existed in the late nineteenth century when the British conquered it. That encounter was a matter of local imperialists (Burmans) clashing with a global imperialists (the British). But the area which encompasses what later was designated Burma was more of a cockpit in which various ethnic groups vyed for control. The Burmans were in control at the time of the British conquest but there were times in history when other groups such as the Mons or the Tai people of the Shan State were dominant. Bogyoke (Major General) Aung San in 1946 Upon independence in 1948 there was the awkward problem of the non-Burman sections of the country. Aung San formulated a reasonable approach to the problem. He promised that if the peoples of the non-Burman territories sho were seeking independent statehood joined with the core Burman territories in the Union of Burma they would in ten years have the option of seceding from that union. This promise was incorporated into the Constitution. To the great sorrow of the country Aung San was assassinated just before independence. U Nu who took Aung San's place as national leader after independence was an extraordinary individual and an able politician but he did not have the organization skills of Aung San.
Myanmar Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
history. Myanmar s prehistory begins with the migration of three groups into the burma became a part of British India and the British built the usual
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Extractions: WORLDGUIDE Introduction See Image Gallery Transport Money Essential Info RELATED Thorn Tree Forum Postcards Travel Links Since 1988 Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has been under the military rule of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) - formerly known as Slorc - an abominable military junta. Prospective travellers should monitor events in Myanmar and weigh up the arguments in support of and opposition to travel. Should you go to Myanmar? The decision as to whether or not to travel to Myanmar is best made after an appraisal of the pros and cons of such a visit. Reasons Not to Go: Aung San Suu Kyi has asked tourists not to; the government used forced labour to ready tourist-related sights and services; international tourism can be seen as a stamp of approval to the Myanmar government; the government forbids travel to many areas, particularly in areas inhabited by minority groups; it's impossible to visit without some money going to the military junta (visa, departure fee, tax on purchases); and Activists claim that tourism dollars fuel government repression directly.
The Fifties Index - Oldies Music, Classic TV, Fifties History, Fifties Clothes,
The Fifties. Oldies music, Classic TV, Elvis,50s history,Fifties Fashions,SixtiesClothes,burma Shave,American Bandstand.
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Extractions: The FiftiesWeb began as a site devoted to the 50s, Since then it has expanded to include Classic TV from the Sixties, 70s and even some 80s TV shows. Fifties fashion was expanded to include the Sixties, Movie quotes cover all decades. Dead People pays tribute to those who have died,.There is tons of information about Elvis Presley and included with history of the Fifties, a feature was added about the Sixties Kennedy Assasination. You should find something here starting with the Fifties...
Myanmar: Map, History And Much More From Answers.com
M. Htin Aung, A history of burma (1967); H. Tinker, The Union of burma (4th ed . The international dialing code for burma (Union Of Myanmar) is 95
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Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Government ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Map Local Time Geography Dialing Code Currency Stats WordNet Wikipedia Translations Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Myanmar Dictionary (Click to enlarge) Myanmar (Mapping Specialists, Ltd.) MyanÂ·mar my¤n-m¤r , -m¤r (Formerly BurÂ·ma b»r mÉ A country of southeast Asia on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Site of ancient Mon and Burman kingdoms, Burma was a province of British India from 1886 to 1937 and a separate crown colony from 1937 to 1948, when it gained its independence. The civilian government was overthrown by a military coup in 1962 and again in 1988. The country was officially renamed Myanmar in 1989. Yangon (formerly Rangoon) is the capital and the largest city. Population: 42,700,000 . Encyclopedia Myanmar my¤n m¤r, mÄ¤n m¤r ) or Burma b»r mÉ ) , officially Union of Myanmar, republic (1994 est. pop. 44,277,014), 261,789 sq mi (678,033 sq km), SE Asia. It is bounded on the west by Bangladesh, India, and the Bay of Bengal; on the north and northeast by China; on the east by Laos and Thailand; and on the south by the Andaman Sea. The capital and by far the largest city is Yangon (Rangoon).
South East Asian Studies
Academic Email Groups for the Study of South East Asian history, Cultures, Additional information on burma studies and research can be found at burma
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Extractions: Academic Email Groups for the Study of South East Asian History, Cultures, and Societies This site hosts several e-groups related to research on South East Asia. These e-groups have been divided into topical e-groups and country-specific egroups. This site is maintained by Mike Charney (SOAS). He can be contacted at: mc62@soas.ac.uk Additional information on South East Asian Studies in the UK can be found at ASEASUK Additional information on Burma studies and research can be found at Burma Research (SOAS, London) Region-wide E-groups The e-groups in this category treat different topics related to South East Asia generally. These lists have been established for academic exchange and discussion. This is understood, however, not to include contemporary South East Asia, which would be better served by other email discussion lists. This list is under major restructuring, but you may be added in the interim.
Bangkok Post Saturday 13 August 2005 - Time To Ditch Our Packaged
of history and alter their perception of burma as the detested archenemy in Sunait s opinion, exploited burma s history by building huge stone
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