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The history of Myanmar /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Topich, William J.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Leitich, Keith A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2013]
Series:Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
Subjects:
Burma > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Timeline of historical events
  • Myanmar : an introduction
  • Prehistory : the emergence of civilization in early Myanmar
  • Bagan (1044-1287) and small kingdoms (1287-1531)
  • The Toungoo (1531-1599) and restored Toungoo dynasties (1599-1752)
  • The Konbaung dynasty (1752-1885)
  • The British conquest of Burma
  • Burma under colonial rule
  • The Japanese conquest of Burma
  • From independence to military dictatorship : Burma 1948-1962
  • Myanmar 1962-1988 : the dictatorship of Ne Win
  • Revolutionary upheaval and aborted democracy, 1988-1990
  • Continued dictatorship and lost hope, 1990-2007
  • Political turmoil and natural catastrophe, 2007-2008
  • Contemporary Myanmar : optimism and caution
  • Notable people in the history of Myanmar.