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An English Girl's First Impressions of Burma by Beth Ellis
 An English Girl's First Impressions of Burma. A spontaneous and irrepressibly humourous view of life in Burma a century ago. Devoid of all statistics and political observations, yet "to those happy ones who love laughter, it will be welcome as gold". |
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Travellers History of Burma by Gerry Abbott
The Traveller's History of Burma. This is the first book in the series There Before You. Gerry Abbott has edited and woven together an amazing array of early description of Burma by travellers of what you can see by those that were "there before you". The author, who lived in Mandalay in the 1980's, has researched past travellers' descriptions thoroughly, and has elegantly tied them together in a vivid history of Burma. The book has an extensive bibliography and an index, and is useful for students, and interested laymen as well as intelligent travellers! |
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The Great Po Sein by Maung Khe Sein and Joseph A. Withey
Father of the Burmese Theatre The Great Po Sein. This book is about the legendary Po Sein (1877-1952), "Father of the Burmese Theatre", told by his son Maung Khe (Kenneth) Sein. It is the story of Po Sein, the performer, his ambitions, his struggles, his many imaginative theatrical innovations, his hypnotic effect on those who worked for him and those who watched him perform, and his very romantic life and loves. Equipped with exceptional artistry and a splendid sense of showmanship, he survived, in his lifetime, the last of the Burmese kings, the British, the Japanese and the Burmese Nationalists. Moreover, he conquered them all with his enchanting art. The history of his remarkable troupe, which entertained generations of Burmese from the mid-1890s until his death in 1952, and which continued for two more decades, led by his two very able sons, is also the history of Burmese performing arts in this century. |
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Whispers at the Pagoda by Julie Sell
Portraits of Modern Burma Burma. The name evokes images of color and mystery, the alluring and forbidden. Cut off from the world for more than three decades by a repressive military government, Burma has only recently cracked its doors open to foreigners. American writer Julie Sell set out to discover this little-known country through encounters with the Burmese people. Despite significant potential risk to themselves, many people were willing to tell their remarkable stories. From the political circles of Rangoon to rebel outposts on the rugged frontier, from Buddhist monasteries to hilltribe villages, Whispers at the Pagoda: Portraits of Modern Burma offers a unique look inside a country that the world has nearly forgotten. |
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In Search of Sunlight by Pim Koetsawang
Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand In Search of Sunlight. Since the repressive military regime (SLORC - now SPDC) seized power from the former military government (BSPP) led by General Ne Win in Burma in 1988, the Burmese people have suffered increasingly untold repression and intolerable living conditions. For many, flight to Thailand has become a savior, not just to earn money on which to live, but merely to survive. On the Thai side of the border, some have faced almost equally repressive working and living conditions and an uncaring Thai government that has vacillated in its official attitude towards migrant workers. The journey to the new country too, is fraught with dangers, dishonesty and double-dealings, much of it from Thai and Burmese government officials and private entrepreneurs alike. |
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Tour Through Pegu by Robert Abreu
Journal of a Tour Through Pegu and Martaban Provinces. One of the earliest accounts in English in these, at that stage, newly 'acquired' possessions of the British Empire, as recorded on three forestry inspection tours in the 1850s. As a forester, Abreu gives detailed accounts of the forests and other vegetation of the areas traversed, but he also writes of the villagers and their peoples. He concludes with a detailed listing of the flora and fauna of Pegu. |
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The Talaings by Robert Halliday
The Talaings. Robert Halliday is by most scholars acknowledged as 'the father of Mon studies'. A missionary with the American Baptist Mission, he lived among the Mon in the first three decades of the twentieth century in Burma and Siam, and wrote extensively about this distinguished race through which Theravada Buddhism was imparted to the immigrant Burmese and Siamese. The publication of Halliday's major work on the Mon, The Talaings, was apparently delayed by the First World War, and appeared in 1917 with the Government Press in Rangoon. |
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History of Burma by Sir Arthur Phayre
History of Burma. This was the first comprehensive history of Burma, and has become regarded as a classic reference. The author draws upon Burmese written records and the narratives of European travellers and residents before him. The book is accompanied by several maps and two Appendices which provide comprehensive lists of the 'Kings of Burma' and the 'Kings who Reigned in Pegu'. |
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The Soul of a People by Harold Fielding Hall
The Soul of a People. This book ran into four editions and a further six reprintings between 1898 and 1911. No wonder. The author provides delightful insights into Burmese thought, based on his long years of residence and travel throughout the country. The book uses his understanding of Burmese Buddhism as the framework for explaining Burmese attitudes towards government, crime and punishment, war, death, manners of behaviour, women, divorce, the monkhood, prayer, festivals, nat spirits, and the avoidance of killing many living creatures. The book's charm also lies in the obvious love the author had for the Burmese people and his straightforward writing style. |
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Burma. A Handbook of Practical Information by James George Scott
Burma: A Handbook of Practical Information. A compendium of information on Burma including such subjects as: the country and climate; government; industries; archaeology; language and literature, and hints to visitors or new residents. Still more information is provided in appendices on the administrative divisions, flora and fauna, and metals, minerals and gems. Over 70 illustrative photographic plates. |
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