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Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know
David Steinberg
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Description for Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know
Paperback. A concise introduction to the long-obscured Southeast Asian country struggling to emerge from a half-century of military rule Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
It is unlikely that any country in Asia in recent years has undergone such internal policy shifts in so short a time as Myanmar. Until recently, the former British colony had one of the most secretive, corrupt, and repressive regimes on the planet, a country where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was held in continual house arrest and human rights were denied to nearly all. Yet events in Myanmar since the elections of November 2010 have profoundly altered the internal mood of the society, and have surprised even Burmese and seasoned foreign observers of the Myanmar scene. ... Read more
It is unlikely that any country in Asia in recent years has undergone such internal policy shifts in so short a time as Myanmar. Until recently, the former British colony had one of the most secretive, corrupt, and repressive regimes on the planet, a country where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was held in continual house arrest and human rights were denied to nearly all. Yet events in Myanmar since the elections of November 2010 have profoundly altered the internal mood of the society, and have surprised even Burmese and seasoned foreign observers of the Myanmar scene. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199981687
SKU
V9780199981687
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About David Steinberg
David I. Steinberg is a specialist on Burma/Myanmar, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and U.S. Policy on Asia. He is Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Reviews for Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know
"[A] pointed briefing."
Foreign Affairs "Steinberg is well qualified to shed light in a balanced fashion on the complex issues that plague the country ... [The book's] extended question-and-answer format makes this a handy quick reference source for those wanting to cut straight to the main points. VERDICT This is a top choice for students and those with a probing interest ... Read more
Foreign Affairs "Steinberg is well qualified to shed light in a balanced fashion on the complex issues that plague the country ... [The book's] extended question-and-answer format makes this a handy quick reference source for those wanting to cut straight to the main points. VERDICT This is a top choice for students and those with a probing interest ... Read more