A History of Modern Burma

by Michael W. Charney

Book Overview

Burma has lived under military rule for nearly half a century. The results of its 1990 elections were never recognized by the ruling junta and Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma's pro-democracy movement, was denied her victory. She has been under house-arrest ever since. Now an economic satellite and political dependent of the People's Republic of China, Burma is at a crossroads. Will it become another North Korea, will it succumb to China's political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521617588
• ISBN13: 9780521617581
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"