Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Explore Myanmar

As the world community struggles to respond to the devastation in Myanmar, discover more about the country formerly known as Burma by checking out a sample of library titles on this mysterious country. Use these words in a keywords anywhere search to find more in the library catalog:

  • Myanmar

  • Burma


All titles are in the adult non-fiction section of the LSC-CyFair Library (unless otherwise noted):

Early Civilizations of Southeast Asia Book CoverEarly Civilizations of Southeast Asia by Dougald J.W. O'Reilly - AltaMira Press, 2007
call number 959.01 Ore

Dealing with Repressive and Rogue Nations book cover Worst of the Worst: Dealing with Repressive and Rogue Nations - Brookings Institution Press, 2007
call number 323.49 Wor (NOTE: p. 135 begins a chapter on Burma: Poster Child for Entrenched Repression)

Musical Instruments of Asia book coverSounds of the Silk Road: Musical Instruments of Asia by Mitchell Clark - MFA Publications, 2005
call number 784.195 Cla (NOTE: p. 84 begins a chapter on Burma)

A Story of Burma -- in the Shadow of the Empire book coverThe Trouser People: A Story of Burma -- in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall - Counterpoint, 2002
call number 959.103 Mar

The Traditional Ceramics of Southeast Asia by Mick Shippen - University of Hawai'i Press, 2005
call number 738.095 Shi

Journey into Buddhism (DVD) - WGBH Boston Video, 2007
call number 294.3 Jou on the non-fiction DVD shelves near the 1st floor customer service desk

The Bridge on the River Kwai (DVD or Videocassette) - Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000
call number "B" (DVD) on the feature film DVD shelves near the 1st floor customer service desk

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