The River of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma (67 page)

Theravada,
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Theravada Buddhism;

U Nu and,
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Buddhist monasteries,
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see also specific monasteries

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Bulganin, Nikolai,
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Burma,
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1935 constitution of,
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1950s as golden age in,
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1958 military “caretaker government” in,
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1988 uprising in,
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ancient history of,
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British occupation of,
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calendar of,
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capitalism in,
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Chinese invasions of,
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as “cinderella province,”
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civil war in,
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Commonwealth rejected by,
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constitutions of,
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deaths in,
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democracy in,
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democracy movement in,
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dress in,
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economy of,
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1885 as watershed year for,
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elections of 1991 in,
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ethnic insurgencies and conflicts in,
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see also specific ethnic groups
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ethnic nationalism in,
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Burma (
cont
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film industry in,
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foreign investment in,
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four cuts strategy of,
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geography of,
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Great Britain distrusted by,
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Great Depression and,
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home rule and independence for,
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as imperial power,
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India’s formal separation from,
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international response to,
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isolation of,
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Japanese puppet regime in,
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lawlessness in,
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legal system of,
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military dictatorship in,
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military technology and,
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name change to Myanmar of,
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Nanzhao empire in,
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nationalism in,
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