Showing posts with label Burma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burma. Show all posts

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