MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aDS528.5$b.T67 2013
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100 1 $aTopich, William J.
245 14 $aThe history of Myanmar /$cWilliam J. Topich and Keith A. Leitich.
260 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$bGreenwood,$cc2013.
300 $axxiv, 173 p. :$bmap ;$c25 cm.
490 0 $aThe Greenwood histories of the modern nations
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [163]-165) and index.
505 0 $aTimeline 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.
651 0 $aBurma$xHistory.
700 1 $aLeitich, Keith A.