Burma-U.S. Relations.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Democracy.

Disaster relief.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews recent events in Burma, including May 2008 cyclone, the controversy surrounding international disaster relief, and constitutional referendum. Summarizes Burma's continuously declining human rights record and contributing factors. Discusses uprising led by Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists in Sept. 2007. Lists sanctions imposed by U.S. and other Western nations, explains why these sanctions have failed to impact Burma, and reviews U.S. policy toward Burma.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Burma-U.S. Relations

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