ビルマ（ミャンマー）歴史事典 Historical Dictionary of Burma Myanmar (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)

Seekins, Donald M.

Scarecrow Pr（2006/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 531 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780810854765
• DDC分類 959.1003

基本説明

Through the use of maps, a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, and events as well as political, economic, and social background, the history of this country is unfolded.

Full Description

Burma (Myanmar) is a country in crisis, and a political resolution to its problems of national unity seems unlikely to occur in the near future. The purpose of the Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar) is to explain in depth the country's political crisis, while also providing detailed historical background. While paying much attention to the personalities and events of the 1962-1988 Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) period, the dictionary focuses on the events, institutions, and personalities of 1988, when a nationwide movement for democracy resulted in the collapse of the BSPP regime, and the post-1988 period, when Burma was ruled by a military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council, which, after 1997, changed its name to the State Peace and Development Council.

Contents

Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Reader's Notes Part 4 Old and New Place Names Part 5 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Part 6 Maps Part 7 Chronology Part 8 Introduction Part 9 THE DICTIONARY Part 10 Bibliography Part 11 About the Author