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Week of May 12, 2008 • Previous "In the News" pages

Titles related to: BURMA / MYANMAR
News item: On May 3, 2008, the country of Myanmar, formerly Burma, was struck by the devastating Cyclone Nargis. Initial death tolls were at 23,000 but could eventually reach over 100,000. The United Nations notes that the cyclone will affect over one million people. Military leaders have been criticized for not allowing the distribution of enough food and other relief aid for victims.

 

Aung San Suu Kyi: Standing for Democracy in Burma
By Bettina Ling. Feminist Press of the City University of New York, 1999
Call Number: DS530.53 .A85 L56 1999

Burma's Modern Tragedy
Edited by Daniel A. Metraux and Khin Oo. Edwin Mellen Press, 2004
Call Number: DS530.65 .B875 2004

The Future of Burma: Crisis and Choice in Myanmar
By David I. Steinberg. University Press of America; Asia Society, 1990
Call Number: DS530.4 .S74 1990

Historical Dictionary of Myanmar
By Jan Bečka. Scarecrow Press, 1995
Call Number: DS528.34 .B43 1995

Myanmar (Burma) Since 1962: The Failure of Development
By Peter John Perry. Ashgate, 2007
Call Number: HC422 .P466 2007

Nationalism As Political Paranoia in Burma: An Essay on the Historical Practice of Power
By Mikael Gravers. Curzon, 1999

Promoting Human Rights in Burma: A Critique of Western Sanctions Policy
By Morten B. Pedersen. Rowman & Littlefield, 2008
Call Number: DS530.65 .P38 2007

 

 

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