Stories about 20th Century History in Yangon
Of Strings and Things Burmese: An Interview with Musicologist Rick HeizmanCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] If it has strings and makes music, it's an irresistible magnet for world instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist Rick Heizman. And if it comes from Burma, then doubly so. For Rick Heizman, involvement...
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Burma |
Yangon
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The Lady and the TramplersKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] The title of this slim but fairly comprehensive volume derives from the fact that within Burma it has become customary to refer to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as "the Lady". As its author...
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Burma |
Yangon
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Jackboot and White UmbrellaKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] In the tropical climates of Asia, a white umbrella stands for beneficent rule. Just as an umbrella deflects the harsh light of the sun or an excess of rain, so does the ruler protect the ruled from...
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Burma |
Yangon
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Orwell in BurmaKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] Review of Orwell, George. Burmese Days [Harvest Books, 1989] * * * * * The late New Yorker critic A. J. Liebling once poked fun at Graham Greene for having robbed The Quiet American 's English...
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Burma |
Yangon
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Bellus BurmanicusKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] * * * * * Review of Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency Since 1948 by Bertil Lintner, Silkworm Books, 1999. * * * * * Foreigners living in Northern Thailand are likely to teach English or work for a...
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Burma |
Yangon
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Making for the HillsKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] I remember exclaiming with awe when I woke up in Simla (or Shimla, as it is often spelled and pronounced) and stepped out of my room to view the landscape, which I had been unable to see on the...
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Burma |
Indonesia |
Pakistan |
Colombo |
Manila |
India |
Sri Lanka |
Shimla |
Yangon |
Islamabad |
Philippines |
Jakarta
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Burma's Iron LadyKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] The year 2002 marks the fortieth anniversary of Burma's rule by an intransigent military dictatorship. While practically every other Southeast Asian nation has made some move toward democracy and...
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Burma |
Yangon
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Portrait of an Anti-heroKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] Review of Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato , Broadway Books, 1999.
Destinations:
India |
Ho Chi Minh City |
Burma |
Vientiane |
Laos |
Vietnam |
Yangon |
New Delhi
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