TY  - BOOK
AU  - Charney,Michael W.
TI  - A history of modern Burma
SN  - 9780521852111
AV  - DS530.4 .C45 2009
U1  - 959.1 223
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Burma (Myanmar)
KW  - History
KW  - Shan State
KW  - Shan
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1848-
KW  - Burma
KW  - 1948-
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008037150-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008037150-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008037150-t.html
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=37235
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