A history of modern Burma / Michael W. Charney.
By: Charney, Michael W
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xiii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780521852111; 9780521617581 (pbk.); 0521617588 (pbk.); 0521852110Subject(s): Burma (Myanmar) -- History | Shan State -- History | Shan -- Politics and government -- 1848- | Burma -- Politics and government -- 1948-DDC classification: 959.1 LOC classification: DS530.4 | .C45 2009Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Book review (H-Net) | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index.
Burma under colonial rule -- The colonial centre -- Self-government without independence, 1937-1947 -- The democratic experiment, 1948-1958 -- Dress rehearsals, 1958-1962 -- The revolutionary council -- The BSPP years -- Toward democracy, 1988-1990 -- Perpetual delay, 1990 to the present.
Michael Charney's book - the first general history of modern Burma in over five decades - traces the highs and lows of Burma's history from its pre-colonial past to the 'Saffron Revolution' of 2007 and, by exploring key themes, explains the forces that have made the country what it is today.
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