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Blind Spots in Human Rights Coverage: Framing Violence Against the Rohingya in Myanmar/Burma

, 2015
Thousands of stateless Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (also called Burma) face a humanitarian crisis since communal violence began in June 2012, displacing more than 180,000 and leading to more than 280 deaths.
Lisa Brooten
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A Portrait of Refugees from Burma/Myanmar and Bhutan in the United States

, 2015
Who are Burmese and Bhutanese Americans? What caused their migration? While national data shows Bhutanese and Burmese constituting a large proportion of refugees entering the United States in recent years, they, however, remain largely invisible in the ...
Monica M. Trieu, C. Vang
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Burma/Myanmar: Where Now?

, 2015
Recent changes in Burma/Myanmar have been called the ‘Burmese democratic spring’. While the international media have mainly focused on the economic opportunities offered by these changes and on the ...
Min Zin
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The scramble for the Waste Lands: Tracking colonial legacies, counterinsurgency and international investment through the lens of land laws in Burma/Myanmar

, 2014
This article traces the revenue category and legal concept of the Waste Land in Burma/Myanmar from its original application by the British colonial apparatus in the nineteenth century, to its later use in tandem with Burma Army counterinsurgent tactics ...
J. Ferguson
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An Outline of the Tertiary Geology of Burma

Geological Magazine, 1922
For more than a quarter of a century the Tertiary geology of Burma has been the subject of investigation from the point of view of the petroleum resources of the country. A vast amount of detailed information must be stored up in the private files of the
D. Stamp
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Distress, Coping, and Posttraumatic Growth in Refugees From Burma

, 2014
Refugees flee their countries of origin due to supreme hardship and threat to life, frequently having witnessed mass atrocities. This research is embedded in a salutogenic paradigm that emphasizes strength and adjustment.
J. Shakespeare‐Finch, R. Schweitzer, J. King, M. Brough   +3 more
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Burma’s Transition to Quasi-Military Rule

, 2014
Today, most military regimes have either given way to some form of democracy or been transformed into another form of authoritarianism. This article formulates a framework for the analysis of the detachment of militaries from politics and applies it to ...
Marco Bünte
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Saving Buddhism: The Impermanence of Religion in Colonial Burma

, 2014
Saving Buddhism explores the dissonance between the goals of the colonial state and the Buddhist worldview that animated Burmese Buddhism at the turn of the twentieth century.
Alicia Turner
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Situation in Burma

Far Eastern Survey, 1953
The siGNiFiGANGE of Burma's recent appeal to the United Nations for aid in solving the problem of Chinese Nationalist troops in her territory, together with her sudden suspension of American aid programs, can be appraised only in the light of a general evaluation of the domestic and foreign position of the Burmese government.
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The Future of Burma

Pacific Affairs, 1945
THE "BLUE-PRINT FOR BURMA" is a document drawn up by certain Conservative Members of Parliament and recommended by the Chairman of the Conservative Imperial Affairs Committee as a bold and constructive policy for the future of Burma.' It attempts to portray the background of the problem, defines the objective of policy, and submits proposals which may ...
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