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050	0	0	_aDS530.4 _b.C45 2009
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100	1		_aCharney, Michael W. _914282
245	1	2	_aA history of modern Burma / _cMichael W. Charney.
260			_aCambridge, UK ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2009.
300			_axiii, 241 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index.
505	0		_aBurma 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.
520			_aMichael 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.
651		0	_aBurma (Myanmar) _xHistory. _967320
651		0	_aShan State _xHistory.
651		0	_aShan _xPolitics and government _y1848- _967925
651		0	_aBurma _xPolitics and government _y1948-
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008037150-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008037150-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008037150-t.html
856	4	2	_3Book review (H-Net) _uhttp://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=37235
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