Burma/Myanmar : what everyone needs to know
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Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2009.
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9780195390681 (pbk.), 9780195390674 (pbk.), 9780195390674 (hc), 0195390679 (pbk.), 9780195390681 (hardcover), 0195390687 (hardcover)
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xxxi, 216 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 959.1 STEINBE 2009
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2009.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780195390681 (pbk.), 9780195390674 (pbk.), 9780195390674 (hc), 0195390679 (pbk.), 9780195390681 (hardcover), 0195390687 (hardcover)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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From the Publisher: In the past two decades, Burma/Myanmar has become a front-page topic in newspapers across the world. This former British colony has one of the most secretive, corrupt, and repressive regimes on the planet, yet it houses a Nobel Peace Prize winner who is and in and out of house arrest. It has an ancient civilization that is mostly unknown to Westerners, yet it was an important-and legendary-theater in World War II. A picturesque land with mountain jungles and monsoon plains, it is one of the world's largest producers of heroin. It has a restive Buddhist monk population that has captured the attention of the west when it faced off against the regime. And it recently experienced one of the worst natural disasters in modern times, one effect of which was to lay bare the manifold injustices and cruelties of the regime. Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know offers a concise synthesis of this forbidding yet fascinating country. David Steinberg, one of the world's eminent authorities on the region, explains the current situation in detail yet contextualizes it in a wide-ranging survey of Burmese history and culture. Authoritative and balanced, it will be standard work on Burma for the general reading public.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Steinberg, D. I. (2009). Burma/Myanmar: what everyone needs to know . Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steinberg, David I. 2009. Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steinberg, David I. Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know Oxford University Press, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Steinberg, David I. Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know Oxford University Press, 2009.

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