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Author:

Jotow, Elena.

Title:

Burma : the alternative guide / Elena Jotow, Nicholas Ganz ; [translated from the German by David H. Wilson].

Publisher:

Thames & Hudson,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

200 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Burma--History--1948-
Burma--Politics and government--1988-
Burma--Social conditions--21st century.
Burma--Description and travel.

Other Authors:

Ganz, Nicholas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 198) and index.

Contents:

Burma at a glance -- Past and present -- Rangoon Division. Rangoon (Yangon) ; Shwedagon Pagoda -- Irrawaddy Division. Bassein (Pathein) ; Shwemokhtaw Pagoda -- Arakan State. Myohaung (Mrauk U) ; Ngapali Beach -- Mandalay Division and Mingun. Mandalay ; The Moustache Brothers ; Mingun ; Ava (Inwa) ; Amarapura ; Pagan (Bagan) ; Mount Popa -- Kachin State. Myikyina ; Bhamo -- Shan State and Maymyo. Shan State ; Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin) ; Hsipaw ; Pindaya ; Lake Inle ; Taunggyi ; Kekku) -- Karen State and Kyaiktiyo. Karen State ; Pa-an ; Kyaiktiyo -- The hidden reality. Opium poppies -- The struggle for freedom. The Karen Revolution ; Shan State Army ; 8.8.88 ; Aung San Suu Kyi ; The Saffron Revolution -- Burma in exile. Refugees ; Kayan women ; The Mae Tao Clinic ; Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

ISBN:

0500287872 (pbk.)
9780500287873 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)299244005

LCCN:

2008906614

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)